"I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them."
Psalm 34:4-7 ESV
I've been listening to podcast sermons of Bethel's Kris Valloton's..."Valley of Dry Bones", "How Revival Ends", among others. Thank you Kris...
As is my custom, transparency is the best policy so here it goes.
Life has a lot of challenges. Seriously. So many things in the natural that can cause fear, cause us to be overwhelmed. We have bills to pay, jobs to do, children to raise and sometimes worry about. The news brings us mostly bad reports, locally, nationally, and globally. People we have looked up to have fallen, distrust and mistrust seem to be everywhere.
I have been dealing with illness and pain, fear, and a sense of overwhelming.
My quiet time has sometimes been elusive, things popping up and stealing the precious time I had planned on spending with my Abba. Joy has been hard to find and harder to keep.
There is a direct correlation between what I've been dealing with, and what I've fixed my attention on- problems or the Problem Solver?
Where can we-I- turn, who can we trust, and who will deliver us-me, both now and in the future?
The answer is simple, and it is always before us, just as His Presence is always as close as our hearts' tenderness -or hardness.
The Lord- He alone is God.
The answer is found in Him alone.
Jesus said, "Come to me...all of you who are worn out ...come as simple children, all of you, every one of you, all who are overwhelmed, afraid, exhausted of your own strength.
Cast all your cares on Me because I love you and care for you.
I am bigger than all of your fears and anxieties, much bigger than every storm that swirls around you.
Seize the Joy that I am serving up to you, on a platter of praise and thansgiving.
My Peace that passes all understanding means just that- Peace I give you, without wasting time and energy on understanding things bigger than your mind., and it is more than enough."
Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them."
Psalm 34:4-7 ESV
I've been listening to podcast sermons of Bethel's Kris Valloton's..."Valley of Dry Bones", "How Revival Ends", among others. Thank you Kris...
As is my custom, transparency is the best policy so here it goes.
Life has a lot of challenges. Seriously. So many things in the natural that can cause fear, cause us to be overwhelmed. We have bills to pay, jobs to do, children to raise and sometimes worry about. The news brings us mostly bad reports, locally, nationally, and globally. People we have looked up to have fallen, distrust and mistrust seem to be everywhere.
I have been dealing with illness and pain, fear, and a sense of overwhelming.
My quiet time has sometimes been elusive, things popping up and stealing the precious time I had planned on spending with my Abba. Joy has been hard to find and harder to keep.
There is a direct correlation between what I've been dealing with, and what I've fixed my attention on- problems or the Problem Solver?
Where can we-I- turn, who can we trust, and who will deliver us-me, both now and in the future?
The answer is simple, and it is always before us, just as His Presence is always as close as our hearts' tenderness -or hardness.
The Lord- He alone is God.
The answer is found in Him alone.
Jesus said, "Come to me...all of you who are worn out ...come as simple children, all of you, every one of you, all who are overwhelmed, afraid, exhausted of your own strength.
Cast all your cares on Me because I love you and care for you.
I am bigger than all of your fears and anxieties, much bigger than every storm that swirls around you.
Seize the Joy that I am serving up to you, on a platter of praise and thansgiving.
My Peace that passes all understanding means just that- Peace I give you, without wasting time and energy on understanding things bigger than your mind., and it is more than enough."
