Scripture of the Day: 2 Timothy 1:7
...for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
and also Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
Well ladies and gentlemen (I do know of 1 man who reads this anyway!) - can you tell what topic has been on my heart of late? Fear. Which usually can also be translated as a lack of trust!
The sermon at church this weekend was on the verse from 2 Timothy and it was a sermon that seemed to speak right to me - but if you had told me how fearful I was before the sermon I would have scoffed at you! I realized at church that I have been worried (sin 1) about money (sin 2) and how in the world we are going to survive paying my hospital bills (sin 3). In short, I have been living with a spirit of fear.
God doesn't want me to be afraid. He wants me to have a spirit of power, love, and self-control. And to top that all off, he wants to deliver me from all of my fears. Today I felt all of those things!
After recognizing my fear, I decided to trust God and take control. This meant I actually tackled the stack of medical bills I have thus far received instead of pretending they don't exist. I made some payment plans, wrote some checks and was feeling okay. Then I made a phone call to a place that had not yet submitted my labs to my insurance company. After my hospital stay, I had to have labs drawn in Wisconsin. I was concerned about this because it was out of state, and was thinking I would have to just pay the whole thing. Was I wrong!! After they looked up my account, the woman told me there was simply "no charge." It hadn't been submitted to insurance because for some reason they just wrote it off! I felt like God was smacking me in the face saying, "Do you trust me now??!" Then I got the mail. And lo and behold, I got a check for $42 because my insurance paid more than expected for a procedure in July. And again, God said, "Hello my daughter, I will take care of you!" It was a miraculous day.
I am amazed at how far my faith has come in two days. I have gone from not even addressing my fears, to addressing them wholeheartedly, to having them overcome. I am now in that glorious place that only God can take you. A place where you are content even though you don't know all the answers. A place where you have faith God has you right were He wants you. A place where you trust His mighty plan because he is the master potter and you are simply a jar of clay. A place without fear. And that my friends feels pretty darn good at this moment in time!
In closing, I would just like to say "Thank you Jesus" and remind you to pray about the things that you are afraid of. Pray about a lack of trust if you have it. God can make your cup runneth over...if you let him!
...for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
and also Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
Well ladies and gentlemen (I do know of 1 man who reads this anyway!) - can you tell what topic has been on my heart of late? Fear. Which usually can also be translated as a lack of trust!
The sermon at church this weekend was on the verse from 2 Timothy and it was a sermon that seemed to speak right to me - but if you had told me how fearful I was before the sermon I would have scoffed at you! I realized at church that I have been worried (sin 1) about money (sin 2) and how in the world we are going to survive paying my hospital bills (sin 3). In short, I have been living with a spirit of fear.
God doesn't want me to be afraid. He wants me to have a spirit of power, love, and self-control. And to top that all off, he wants to deliver me from all of my fears. Today I felt all of those things!
After recognizing my fear, I decided to trust God and take control. This meant I actually tackled the stack of medical bills I have thus far received instead of pretending they don't exist. I made some payment plans, wrote some checks and was feeling okay. Then I made a phone call to a place that had not yet submitted my labs to my insurance company. After my hospital stay, I had to have labs drawn in Wisconsin. I was concerned about this because it was out of state, and was thinking I would have to just pay the whole thing. Was I wrong!! After they looked up my account, the woman told me there was simply "no charge." It hadn't been submitted to insurance because for some reason they just wrote it off! I felt like God was smacking me in the face saying, "Do you trust me now??!" Then I got the mail. And lo and behold, I got a check for $42 because my insurance paid more than expected for a procedure in July. And again, God said, "Hello my daughter, I will take care of you!" It was a miraculous day.
I am amazed at how far my faith has come in two days. I have gone from not even addressing my fears, to addressing them wholeheartedly, to having them overcome. I am now in that glorious place that only God can take you. A place where you are content even though you don't know all the answers. A place where you have faith God has you right were He wants you. A place where you trust His mighty plan because he is the master potter and you are simply a jar of clay. A place without fear. And that my friends feels pretty darn good at this moment in time!
In closing, I would just like to say "Thank you Jesus" and remind you to pray about the things that you are afraid of. Pray about a lack of trust if you have it. God can make your cup runneth over...if you let him!
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