Walking through the valleys and storms is never easy. We long for and want those mountain top experiences. Lately it seems that so many that are dear to me (myself included) are walking through the valley right now. It is so hard when walking in the midst of a storm to not become fearful or anxious. We play and entertain the "What ifs" and fear moves in and makes itself at home, wrecking havoc in our lives.
Fear is completely Satan's playground. He loves to keep us up at night, ruin our days and make us miserable.
A friend of my husband's, Dave O'Farrell, recently encouraged people to "declare independence from the things of this world and to declare our dependence on God Almighty". I love this!!! God in His graciousness and love and mercy will see each and every one of us through the storms.
Check out this awesome promise:
"For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you." Isaiah 41:13
I just read the verse for the first time recently. I love it!!! God is walking with us hand-in-hand telling us to not be fearful, HE will help us!!!! It is time to stand up and with the Lord fight against the fear and the what ifs and the anxious thoughts that so easily paralyze us
This all reminds me of a song we sing in Children's Church..."My God is so big, so strong, and so mighty, and there is NOTHING my God cannot do." We do have a HUGE God and we must stand and fight and war against the fear and allow God to work on our behalf.
It's time to stopping complaining about how big our storm is, and to start telling the storm how big our God is. Dave O'Farrell
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