Oh Lord, help me to be everything I shall wish I had been when I stand in your presence, Amen! – John Edmund Haggai
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The two things about fear that every Christian should know
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
We all have come face to face with fear in our lives. For some of us it is a daily struggle, and sometimes we may feel powerless to overcome it.
Yet, two things are very clear about fear.
- It is not from God.
As it says in the 2 Timothy 1:7, “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control”(ESV). So if we are feeling fear we know that it is not coming from God but from our adversary who “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8, ESV).
- God can take away our fears.
In Psalms 34:4 we read how the Psalmist “sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears”(ESV). Because God is no respecter of persons, we know that if we go to God with our fears He will deliver us as well.
Do not allow the enemy to steal any part of your life in by causing you to fear. Life is to short and you have too much to accomplish to let fear stop you.
Instead run to God and give Him your fear, and He will meet you with His peace.
Then you will be free to accomplish great things for the glory of God.
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God wants us to say to Him….
God always has and always will look for men and women who say to Him, “I trust you so much, I’m all in. I want your way not mine. I am willing to live by faith!” – Chip Ingram
So I had this dream….And this crazy and miraculous thing happened the next day
So I had this crazy dream the other night. Wait, actually I had a dream that wasn’t that crazy but what happened the next day was.
So here I am, trying to be a good Christian and follow God’s leading on my life. As many know He has called me to England and has asked me to trust him and follow his lead.
So I did just that. As a result I have tried to get a job in ministry that would support me and my son. There are several problems with that however.
1. Although I have a Bachelors in Theology, I have no experience.
2. I don’t yet have all of the money I will need.
3. England is a hard nut to crack as far as immigration in concerned.
4. I have been told by more than one person there that it is not Gods will for me.
5. Although God told me to go into “ministry” He never told me what kind.
This last point has caused me much frustration as I have looked for a job in England and nothing seems to click. I have been frustrated only because more than anything because I just want to do His will.
Well before going to sleep I prayed about the situation and I had this dream where I was searching for something and ended up in a youth room at church and there were rows of desks with the same sharp tool on top of each one.
I remember saying in the dream “These don’t belong here, and started picking them up.”
When I woke up God spoke to my spirit saying “just like in the dream you are searching in the wrong place. You don’t belong in that ministry.”
By itself that would have been a good enough dream, but later when I went to work I was instructed that I was to clean out some rounder’s full of tools. Because the containers were stacked on each other, I couldn’t see what tool I was grabbing as reached in.
I was shocked to see that it was none other than the very tool that was in my dream.
I later asked a customer what kind of tool it was and he said that he thought it was a blade that joind other blades to cute down wide areas.
Immediatly John 4:37 – 38 came to mind. In it Jesus says
“For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
This gives me hope that the ministry that God has for me in England calls for me to join with others to reach a people who are ready.
So although I am sometimes weary, and the road is long I will keep looking to God to pave the way because He will.
When it comes to England, I am not dreaming.
God is faithful.
Ps. Yes that is a pic of the actual tool.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jn 4:37–38.
What we need to live like
There is a line in a song that asks
“Do I live like your love is true?“
I love that !
What a radical thing it would be if we, as Christians would do just that.
If we would trust God enough to actually do what He calls us to do (even if we are scared or even if we have to wait), because we know that He loves us enough to be watching over us and will guide us to where He wants to be.
So often I think God could not be saying that to me, and I remain silent.
I tell myself it is not God, because in reality I am afraid that if I step out I might look stupid, or might get myself in a bad situation.
But living like God actually really loves me, means not holding back.
It means following my father’s lead and not being afraid because I KNOW that He LOVES ME and will get me to where I need to be.
I am tired of living as a laid back Christian.
We are called to be radical.
After all Jesus did just that and we are supposed to follow Him.
And to be radical we just need to live like we are loved!!!
I Am Trusting God 