Love you all, praying for you,
I just love God’s Word. It unlocks truth and it is truth. It’s not what you think truth is, it’s real truth - what God says is true - one hundred percent reliable. Every statement is true, but many also give clues - they uncover a completely different foundation of truth which is opposite of what so many believe, even what you may have believed for a long time. Psalms 34:4 – I sought the LORD and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Praise God for the reminders that he scatters within the truth He speaks. First reminder, God answers when you seek him. Jesus said, you have not because you ask not, and when you ask you don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, to spend it on your own pleasures. (James 4:2). He said that’s just friendship with the world, which makes you an enemy of God, the opposite of friendship with God. So just a reminder – ask Him what to ask (He knows what you need, and what He wants to give you, you don’t). Ask Him what to ask, so you don’t ask amiss) and then ask Him for it. Seek Him and he will answer you. And then it says, He delivers me from all my fears. Notice it didn’t say He delivers me from all dangers (of course He does that too) but the first deliverance is from all of our fears. Your life is really in your mind. It is what shapes your reality – you think things before they happen. And even when things do happen, how you think determines their impact on you. Things happen both good and bad, but you live in your mind as much as reality, because your mind interprets and therefore determines your reality. Paul and Silas were in the same prison as the rest in even worse condition… but they were rejoicing while the others were languishing. God delivers you in every situation, but He first delivers you from all your fears. Some people try their best to do it themselves. In the book The End of Stress (not recommending the book because I haven’t read it – but the quote was interesting) The author quotes Michel de Montaigne, “My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.” He goes on to say, Lo and behold, it turns out that 85% of what subjects worried about never happened and with the 15 percent that did happen, 79 percent of subjects discovered either they could handle the difficulty better than expected, or the difficulty taught them a lesson worth learning. This means 97 percent of what you worry over is not much more than a fearful mind punishing you with exaggerations and misperceptions.” Assuming these numbers are true, it just validates what God says about the enemy, causing you to stress for nothing… One thing I love about God’s Word – it’s a huge measuring stick. All truth is God’s truth, so some authors no matter if they know the truth of God or not, can stumble across some of it. This too is the grace of God. Just be aware, the greatest deceptions are part true – that’s what makes it seem right. But God’s Word is completely true, the true Fact-Checker – (not like those today, who insert their own deception as the standard – to try and cancel truth). In this case the author makes a good observation, once again proving God’s Word to be true, But it’s also a good idea to understand from God’s truth what if anything might be missing. If the moral of the story most people take away - is ‘don’t worry because it won’t be as bad as you think – on average…’ That can be comforting but not fully accurate, it’s missing the source. We know the enemy of your soul is prowling like a hungry lion, seeking whom he may devour. That word is so interesting. Devour, consume – the devil doesn’t actually eat people or swallow them whole, he just swallows them up in fear or fret or guilt. He’s looking to consume you with fear of things that won’t happen, or guilt regarding things that did happen but are past. People who derive the moral of the story… 'things won’t be as bad as you think' – which is statistically true. Leave out the main character of the story. Not the devil, but God! How many times has God delivered them from things that would have surely harmed or destroyed them? Many times, it’s because God showed His kindness to them to lead them to repentance, (Romans 2:4) to turn from their sin, and put their trust in Him. Yet they assume it was just their ability to handle it, not knowing that angels unawares were sent for their protection. God delivers people when they don’t even realize it’s Him, so they just take credit for what God did, or mark it up to coincidence. I sought the LORD and he answered me and he delivered me from all my fears. Before God delivers you from all harm, he delivers you from all fears. Why spend time worrying about what He promised to save you from? Praying that you will be consumed with God, not let the enemy consume your thoughts or fears. Pray that you will Review His Word… PRISM Topic – Fear Not, and PRISM Topic – Do Not Fret. The devil wants to consume you with fear and doubt, God wants to consume you with His Love and Hope! Praying that you will seek Him, so He answers you, that you will be consumed with His love for you, His plans for your good, and His promise for your future. He will deliver you first from fear, and then from everything the devil tries to destroy you with. Praying that you will just Fear God, and He will take care of the rest. Love you all, dad
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