1.a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
Fear. If I was honest, I am almost in constant fear. Fear of pain, fear of evil, fear of what is going to happen tomorrow. Oh and this is not a tiny fear. This is a huge fear. The kind that you want to curl up and cry your eyes out fear. Right now I'm afraid. I'm afraid that this morning when I try to get up I'm not going to be able to. Why? I'm exhausted. I live under quite a bit of stress and it seems to just be piling up. I'm constantly fighting to be of health wise, and yet I seem to loose a bit each day. I not just tired from stress and the fact that my health is crappy, I'm also exhausted from arguing with myself. It seems like when we are down and worn out those are the times Satan attacks.
This Sunday as I was teaching Sunday school, we were talking about the beginning our memory verse.(Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?) I asked the girls:"What is the opposite of fear?" Becca"Trust" I positively agree. In order to conquer our fears we need to trust in God.
So what is the definition of trust?
TRUST:
This Sunday as I was teaching Sunday school, we were talking about the beginning our memory verse.(Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?) I asked the girls:"What is the opposite of fear?" Becca"Trust" I positively agree. In order to conquer our fears we need to trust in God.
So what is the definition of trust?
TRUST:
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.Confident expectation of something; hope.
We need to rely on God every day, for every thing. We need to trust that He has everything under control. In order to do that we have to let go of our human tendency of trying to be in control. I know that things go haywire when I believe that I'm in control, generally because I stress that everything has to be perfect of my way. If I give the day over to God minute by minute then He is in control! I just need to move on with life and do the best I can. Give the worry and fear to Him. Just so y'all know..... this is NOT something I've conquered. I'm working on it and there are BAD days. But I've also noticed some good days, the days that I lean on Him. This is definitely an area that you can be praying for me on.
I am a song person :D I love music and I feel that God sometimes uses music to speak to us in times that we do not really want to listen. I know that happens to me quite often. This song recently was playing on the radio (KLOVE Christian radio) and even though I had heard it before it really spoke to me this time. Read the lyrics. I hope they speak to you as they did to me. REMEMBER who Christ is and what he does for us!!
We need to rely on God every day, for every thing. We need to trust that He has everything under control. In order to do that we have to let go of our human tendency of trying to be in control. I know that things go haywire when I believe that I'm in control, generally because I stress that everything has to be perfect of my way. If I give the day over to God minute by minute then He is in control! I just need to move on with life and do the best I can. Give the worry and fear to Him. Just so y'all know..... this is NOT something I've conquered. I'm working on it and there are BAD days. But I've also noticed some good days, the days that I lean on Him. This is definitely an area that you can be praying for me on.
I am a song person :D I love music and I feel that God sometimes uses music to speak to us in times that we do not really want to listen. I know that happens to me quite often. This song recently was playing on the radio (KLOVE Christian radio) and even though I had heard it before it really spoke to me this time. Read the lyrics. I hope they speak to you as they did to me. REMEMBER who Christ is and what he does for us!!
Healer~ Hillsong
♫ " You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease
I trust in You
I trust in You
I believe You're my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my Portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands"♫
♫ " You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease
I trust in You
I trust in You
I believe You're my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my Portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands"♫
And just to share.... The above little boy has been one of my fears that God has protected and is currently healing. He made it through MAJOR surgery quite well! There were several scary days but God was watching out for our little one :)
