It is your choice to worry, fear, or be discouraged.
- Sep 10, 2021
- 4 min read
Luke 21: 34-36 KJV 34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Matthew 6:25-34 tells us that our Heavenly Father (Vader, Ben, Baaba, Papa, Padre, Pere, Tata) knows what we need.
It all sounds good until it seems like the supply chain has broken down, the provisions are delayed, the deadline for payment has passed, the regular cash flow is no longer coming in, or the illness is lingering with no cure in sight. What should I do? How is this going to work out? Why is this happening to me? When is this going to end? Where can I go to get some relief? Here's the problem, what is the solution? These are questions asked during hard times. Can you trust what the scriptures say about God's character?
Matthew 6: KJV verses 25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
It is your choice to believe God Almighty, El Shaddai cares for his family members, At times it may seem that it is not possible to navigate the storms of life. During those times of testing of our faith, we have the choice to be resilient, fretful, courageous, timid, strong, discouraged, faith-filled, fearful or trust God.
Mark 4: 35-40 KJV 35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” 39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?
Luke 12: 6-7 KJV 6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
It is up to you to decide if The Ancient One, the great I AM, Big Daddy who rides on the clouds, sees the tears, hears your prayers, perfects those things that concern you, and is willing to provide for you in your time of need.
When Joshua was beginning his leadership journey he was instructed on how to be successful. But the choices to obey God, prosper, fail, be strong, afraid, dismayed, or courageous were his alone.
King James Version Joshua 1 verses 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Remember as a child of God, Your Heavenly Father is with you wherever you go.
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