Its always the little things that help me to remember just how fearfully and wonderfully we are all made. Today I ran across these verses while praying for a few friends that are going through such difficult times with life or a illness. Sometimes when I think I am in a bad circumstance or despair it takes something worse to bring light to the once pit I thought I was in. Then I can see the Lord's hand in how he took something so awful and turned it into something beautiful. Why can't I instantly everytime have the faith when faced with hard times or when I see a friend in such an awful circumstance that my first response is one of hope instead of fear. The Lord just like before will use the circumstance or tragedy and turn it into something good. I know this, I most of the time feel it from him, but yet the enemy stays busy building doubt in all of our minds. Probably because I know that no matter how much I think I have the right solution or answer, it isn't me in control. I might try, but then always am reminded how much easier it would have been on my heart to have first just got on my knees before him and not spend negative energy with worry and fear of the unknown. Being at peace with the will of our Father in Heaven is so freeing for me.
Lord help me to reflect on these verses I read today so that I can lean on you instead of myself our others in my life for the hope that only you can give. For you are good, all the time. You are so good to me.
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear,but of power, and of love and of sound mind."2Tim 1:7
"In every thing give thanks;for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."1 Thess 5:18
"For I know the thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to me, and I will listen to you and you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord,and I will bring you back from your captivity." Jeremiah 29:11-13.
