Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given to me so that I will fearlessly
make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare
it as fearlessly as possible.
Seeking
“I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.”
Psalm 34:4
I can’t believe it is already May. In the post that I wrote the day or so after I resigned my job back in March, I shared how God had led me to quit my job even though, on paper, Shane and I would be at least $300.00 short per month with our finances. April was our first month to go through on one income. I remember telling God how afraid I was to walk away from a job that provided for us. He told me that the job never provided anything–He provided it all. And He would continue to do so. The question was did I really believe He would? God told me to trust Him and I walked away from a 10 year career to begin this new ministry. I couldn’t wait to tell you that during the month of April, all our needs were met. He did exactly what He said He would do! I wanted to share that with you to give God the glory for His faithfulness. I also wanted to share how you can also experience that same faithfulness from Him as well…
I believe Psalm 34: 4 holds the key to knowing the faithful side of our father. It tells us how David sought God to deliver him from his fears. Seeking God is the first step. How often do we jump on the telephone to our best friend or family member to tell them our fears and our frustrations? I can’t imagine what it is like for God to hear that conversation and know that we could have come to Him first. I am trying to do just that. I believe God wants us to seek Him. To come to Him and tell Him the emotions that we feel. If it’s anger, sadness, or even fear, He still wants know. He wants us to be “poured out” before Him. We have to be empty before we can ever be filled. I am learning that when I am honest with my God, He begins to deliver me from my fears. I am beginning to know Him. Really know Him. And the more I know Him, the easier it is for me to believe Him. This is the most wonderful thing I have learned in my Christian in walk. Have you come to a place in your life where you believe God instead of just believing IN God? The Bible tells us that even Satan believes IN God. I hope that you will be encouraged to go to your Saviour and tell Him , honestly tell Him, your thoughts. This is seeking Him. And the more you seek Him, you will believe Him to deliver you from everything you don’t need in your life.
Love,
Corrie
My prayer for today:
Lord, thank you for not ever turning your back on me when I have ran to you. Each time, you gently console me when I am afraid and you pick up my cares and concerns so that I don’t have to carry them anymore. Thank you for loving me enough to deliver me from my fears…
Hey! Why am I just now reading some of these later posts? I guess that is just how God designed it for me. This is great! I believe that giving EVERYTHING to Him is the most important thing we can learn. He can pour Himself into us even with some residue of our “stuff” left in the vessel but it will be tainted by that and not the pure blessings and glory He so wants to fill us with so that we can be a true reflection of Him. Pray for me that I will have an ever increasing desire to let Him see His pure reflection in me and that I give Him all of my junk. That I offer Him all that I have so that He can give me all that He has! Love you (35 times more than you can know – HA!)