God recognizes my fears and insecurities.
Have you read the story of Gideon defeating the Midianites in Judges 7? It's an awesome story! After God had whittled his army down to 300 men, this is what he says, "If you are afraid to attack, do down to the camp...and listen to what they are saying." (vs.10) Who wouldn't have been afraid??
When Gideon went down to the enemy camp he heard a man telling his dream and the conclusion the enemies came to was this: "God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his(Gideon's) hands." (vs.14) Wow!
I love how God listens to my heart. He doesn't just give me some big job to do and say, "Now you're on your own, big girl, go out and fight." He knows my fears and takes me straight into them to show me I HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR! And all along he is right there with me to help me face the fears. He is preparing me for the battle.
Fears...they crop up on every side. They show up in unexpected places. They raise their ugly heads again just when I think I have them all conquered. They keep me from freedom, from true joy, but most of all from loving as I long to do - from my heart. Seeing people as Jesus does, through eyes of compassion, down to their very hearts.
Fears may come and fears may go but knowing Jesus is WITH ME in the fear makes all the difference in the world!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
I Will Go Before You...
This is officially my first post of the new year! I have safely passed the 40 mark and am well on my way to becoming an old (or at least middle-aged) woman!
Last year I decided to choose a theme verse for the year. I often repeated it when I needed a bit of encouragement and felt like there was no "goodness" left in this life. This was my verse: "I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." Ps. 27:13
I can't even begin to tell you all the goodness I saw in the last year, but reading through my earlier posts was a good reminder.
Towards the end of last year I thought it would be nice to have a theme verse for 2010, as well. I started asking God for a verse. Nothing came to mind immediately and I thought, If nothing comes up, I'll just keep the same one for it would be well worth keeping! However, a couple days later God gave me these verses: Isaiah 45:2-3 "I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name."
I can't wait to see how God is going to do this for me! What a great and awesome God I serve and he is fighting my battles for me!
Last year I decided to choose a theme verse for the year. I often repeated it when I needed a bit of encouragement and felt like there was no "goodness" left in this life. This was my verse: "I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." Ps. 27:13
I can't even begin to tell you all the goodness I saw in the last year, but reading through my earlier posts was a good reminder.
Towards the end of last year I thought it would be nice to have a theme verse for 2010, as well. I started asking God for a verse. Nothing came to mind immediately and I thought, If nothing comes up, I'll just keep the same one for it would be well worth keeping! However, a couple days later God gave me these verses: Isaiah 45:2-3 "I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name."
I can't wait to see how God is going to do this for me! What a great and awesome God I serve and he is fighting my battles for me!
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