[Darris McNeely] We have barely turned the page into another calendar year and already we have saber rattlings out of the Middle East. Iran, that nation that has been pursuing a nuclear weapon, has reportedly made another test, created nuclear rods in some of its reactors that has now brought it a step closer to having the nuclear capability to deliver a nuclear bomb.

This is worrying people. It is already the stuff of headlines here on the second day of January and it's creating problems along with further testing of missiles across the Strait of Hormuz there in the Persian Gulf - creating problems and fears of an embargo of oil supplies being cut off - and other problems there in the Middle East. And already we are only two days into January, into a new calendar year.

Whenever we read the news, whenever we hear of reports like this, it begins to unsettle us and unnerve us, creating fear and uncertainty. The news of this world is going to do that.

There's a Proverb, chapter 29 of Proverbs, and verse 25 that says, "The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trust in the Lord shall be safe" (Proverbs 29:25).

I predict that in 2012, we're going to have the opportunity to learn a lot more about trust in God because there's going to be a lot more news, a lot more events that are going to create fear and uncertainty and an unsettling feeling in this world today. We've already seen that just two days into 2012.

Why not make this year the year that you and I begin to learn to trust in God and put away the fears that occupy our life and crowd in and remove that faith that confidence in God and His power. Let's learn to trust in God. In Him is true safety, not in any man, not in our own wisdom, but only in Him. Make that a goal for the coming months. It'll help us navigate the uncertain waters that may lie ahead of us.

For Beyond Today, I'm Darris McNeely.