can I just state how scared I am of crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, and any insect that moves. And can I say that I get scared when I'm in a small room with lots of people? Okay, and then I get scared when I drive home at night by myself and I have this sudden fear that I've left something at home that I really need either for church, work, school or basketball whenever I leave my house. And last but not least, I am scared of heights...and today I had to climb up on a scaffold, stand on some wood and paint a backboard while holding onto the not-so-sturdy rim. Ahhh, I almost died, well, not really but I felt like it.
Then, it hit me while I was up there painting that God has NOT given us a spirit of fear, BUT of power, love and a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7). And the conviction of not trusting God today on that scaffold has stayed with me all evening. And just driving home, I had to keep reminding myself that God was with me the whole time..oh and then, the grasshopper that just hopped past my feet in the garage, yes, thank you Lord for reminding me yet again, that you put that critter there to remind me You are in control. You know sometimes we all need to be reminded that Gos is in control, and He is powerful, omniscient, omnipotent, loving, ALIVE and working. The Bible doesn't say Do Not Fear 365 times for us to ignore it and continue to let Satan scare us..having fears and overcoming them make us stronger; it grows us. Maybe you have a fear of the future or of what will happen tomorrow, or what will happen to your family and friends....stop, take a deep breath..were you scared to take it? No, because you have faith that your life matters to the Lord, well why are we (me included) scared of the small things like grasshoppers, the dark, heights, snakes?? Isn't your breath more important than that grasshopper? Next time, you get scared, try to remember that God is with you and hasn't given you that "spirit of fear".. He wants us to trust Him with those fears like we trust Him with our next breath. Abby Comments are closed.
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