THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A WEEK. IF THIS WEEK HAD BEEN A RACE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LONG ONE. IF IT HAD BEEN A ROLLER COASTER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A THRILLER. IF IT HAD BEEN A COLOR, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A RAINBOW. WHAT STARTED OUT AS BAD QUICKLY CHANGED FOR THE GOOD. DIFFICULT CHALLENGES TURNED INTO SMALL ISSUES AND BARRIERS TURNED INTO UNSEEN BLESSINGS. IT HAS REALLY BEEN QUITE A WEEK IN, MORE WAYS THAN ONE!
AT THE START OF THIS WEEK, I HAD WORRIES AND FEARS COMING AT ME FROM EVERY DIRECTION. SOME OF MY WORRIES WERENT DIRECTLY RELATED TO ME, BUT INVOLVED MY LOVED ONES. THESE WORRIES AND FEARS INCLUDED HEALTH PROBLEMS, FINANCIAL MATTERS, BILLS, RELATIONSHIPS, LEGAL ISSUES AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A CATASTROPHIC FLOOD! I FEEL SURE THAT IF YOU ARE READING THIS "NOTE", YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WORRIES, CONCERNS AND FEARS WHICH COULD REPLACE MINE ON THIS LIST. WE ALL HAVE STRUGGLES. WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS. WE ALL FACE LIFE CHANGING ISSUES.
LAST FRIDAY, AROUND THIS SAME TIME, THE DEVIL DECIDED TO PLAY A FEW TRICKS ON ME. HE SET OUT TO RUIN MY DAY AND TO BRING FEAR INTO MY EXISTANCE. AT FIRST, HE SUCCEDED, BUT IT DIDNT TAKE LONG FOR THAT STILL, SMALL VOICE TO SPEAK QUIETLY TO ME. OUT OF THE BLUE, THE WORDS TO A CATHOLIC HYMN THAT I HEARD SO OFTEN AS A CHILD CAME TO MY MIND. SIMPLE WORDS, BIG MEANING!!! THE WORDS TO THIS HYMN REMAINED ON MY HEART AND IN MY HEAD NOT JUST LAST FRIDAY, BUT THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK. SUCH SIMPLE WORDS, SUCH BIG MEANING!!!
"BE NOT AFRAID,
I GO BEFORE YOU ALWAYS;
COME FOLLOW ME,
AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST."
I AM ONCE AGAIN SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT STILL, SMALL, POWERFUL, VOICE. THE LORD TRULY DOES LEAD US AND GUIDE US. HE REALLY DOES CALM OUR STORMS. HE BRINGS PEACE WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NONE AND HE SOOTHES OUR WORRIES AND FEARS. OUR BIBLE DEMANDS US TO BE BUILDERS OF FAITH. IT IS THROUGH OUR TRIALS THAT HIS GLORY IS REVEALED. LEAN ON THE LORD, NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. HE WILL TURN A CURSE INTO A BLESSING. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU!
1 PETER 5:7 CASTING ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU
AT THE START OF THIS WEEK, I HAD WORRIES AND FEARS COMING AT ME FROM EVERY DIRECTION. SOME OF MY WORRIES WERENT DIRECTLY RELATED TO ME, BUT INVOLVED MY LOVED ONES. THESE WORRIES AND FEARS INCLUDED HEALTH PROBLEMS, FINANCIAL MATTERS, BILLS, RELATIONSHIPS, LEGAL ISSUES AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A CATASTROPHIC FLOOD! I FEEL SURE THAT IF YOU ARE READING THIS "NOTE", YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WORRIES, CONCERNS AND FEARS WHICH COULD REPLACE MINE ON THIS LIST. WE ALL HAVE STRUGGLES. WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS. WE ALL FACE LIFE CHANGING ISSUES.
LAST FRIDAY, AROUND THIS SAME TIME, THE DEVIL DECIDED TO PLAY A FEW TRICKS ON ME. HE SET OUT TO RUIN MY DAY AND TO BRING FEAR INTO MY EXISTANCE. AT FIRST, HE SUCCEDED, BUT IT DIDNT TAKE LONG FOR THAT STILL, SMALL VOICE TO SPEAK QUIETLY TO ME. OUT OF THE BLUE, THE WORDS TO A CATHOLIC HYMN THAT I HEARD SO OFTEN AS A CHILD CAME TO MY MIND. SIMPLE WORDS, BIG MEANING!!! THE WORDS TO THIS HYMN REMAINED ON MY HEART AND IN MY HEAD NOT JUST LAST FRIDAY, BUT THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK. SUCH SIMPLE WORDS, SUCH BIG MEANING!!!
"BE NOT AFRAID,
I GO BEFORE YOU ALWAYS;
COME FOLLOW ME,
AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST."
I AM ONCE AGAIN SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT STILL, SMALL, POWERFUL, VOICE. THE LORD TRULY DOES LEAD US AND GUIDE US. HE REALLY DOES CALM OUR STORMS. HE BRINGS PEACE WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NONE AND HE SOOTHES OUR WORRIES AND FEARS. OUR BIBLE DEMANDS US TO BE BUILDERS OF FAITH. IT IS THROUGH OUR TRIALS THAT HIS GLORY IS REVEALED. LEAN ON THE LORD, NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. HE WILL TURN A CURSE INTO A BLESSING. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU!
1 PETER 5:7 CASTING ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU
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