This is a reminder and reenforcement of what we talked about last week:
“You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.’” 2Chron 20:17 NIV
Again, if you want to hear the whole story, the link is below, but here we are talking once again about fear and discouragement! And I will be honest with you, when Beckie was going through that very difficult crisis, I was terrified, and certainly not 100% sure of myself at all. I do not want you to think that I calmly said what I said…I felt fear, for sure. In addition, these “professionals” were bringing me as much discouragement as humanly possible…yet I chose to surrender myself, and Beckie, to God and I trusted Him with my whole heart. It is not because I did not feel fear…it was certainly not because I did not sense discouragement…yet by God’s Grace, I chose to not allow that fear and lack of courage to affect my choices. By this time in her journey, God had gotten Beckie out of so many “un-survivable” situations that I trusted Him…and here’s the thing, I trusted God even if Beckie did not make it. She did however live another year and a half! Impossible…yet with God? What can’t He do? (See Gen 18:14)
Fear is meant to move us away from Faith, to surrender our position. Discouragement is meant to take way our Hope in God, which is what gives us the courage to stand firm and face whatever comes our way. When we allow fear and discouragement to rule over us and direct our decisions, it is more difficult to love one another because we are consumed with MMI and what we are feeling. But feelings are not Truth, my Friends! Only God is…and as in both this great Biblical story and in my own, one word from God is more powerful than hundreds of reports from mere man. When fear comes, because it will, choose to turn to God and surrender it all into the hands of Him who loves us more than we will ever comprehend this side of Heaven. In the end, it is our choice…
For this whole amazing story click link below:
Crazy Faith
Join me in memorizing 52 verses this year:
January: 1- Jn 3:16; 2- 2Co 5:17; 3- Jas 2:26; 4- Eph 2:10
February: 5- Jn 10:10; 6- Ro 6:23; 7- Rev 21:4; 8- Php 4:13
March: 9- 1Pe 5:7; 10- Jn 8:32; 11- Dt 30:19; 12- Jn 3:30; 13- 2Chron 20:3
April: 14- 2Chron 20:12
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Holy Week break: Lk 23:34; Lk 23:43; Jn 19:26; Mt 27:26; Jn 19:28; Jn 19:30; Lk 23:46
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15- 2Chron 20:15b
16- 2Chron 20:17
<>< Peace, Diane
