that “Fear not” (in all its variants) is the most common command in all of Scripture. God’s children struggle to live well in an unwell, unstable world. In part, this is because we ourselves drift into the unwellness and instability of living anxiously. He meets you, stabilizes you, walks with you, and makes it well with your soul. You become able to help others with the help you are receiving for yourself. How did I change? I was changed because God intervened personally, repeatedly, patiently.