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Thank you and God bless you brother. God is GOOD. What our brother described was what i struggled with as well. BUT God's grace superseded ALL of it, that was throwing me to and fro like a wave on the ocean. He really IS an inexplicably gracious God, isn't He?I use to fear reading proverbs, because i knew that i was foolish. I hated how it made me feel. However once i humbled myself before God i was lifted up. Things will get better. We must be patient and let God do His work in us. I use to fear a lot but it got so severe that i felt like it killed me inside. So after that i wasnt afraid anymore and was free to stand firm in faith, to be reborn. I have doubts that creep in once in a while, doubts that God is real, but i know from experience that they will diminish and fade away in the presence of Gods truth. All i must do when doubt creeps in is look at this wonderful creation of Gods, and i know Hes real. God has done so much for me, how could i doubt Him? Regardless im happy that God is patient with me and guides me. .Im free to worship God without doubts. I use to only feel God once in a while, but now i feel Him much more often. His love invaded my heart and assures me that the best is yet to come, in the next life.
He sure is @brinny, He sure is. Great song too. I've struggled with it too by the way @blacksheep78 . Now I can not live without him for even one day because my love for Him grew to such an extent that I just have to be with Him. But even still i have fear sometimes. Of course I'm still only human....
This song i'm listening to kinda' fits:
God is gracious. He works through each of us to be an encourager and to lift each others heads and to remind each other that we will all have times of uncertainty and fear and angst, just like we are doing here. We each recognize ourselves in each of our struggles. I struggle with the same. What God does is that He encourages BOTH of us, the encourager and the one being encouraged, as we support, pray for, and edify each other.
How delightful is THAT???!!!
I've also been listening to this song. I can sooooo relate to the lyrics. Sometimes we ALL get just sooooo weary. It's like a modern-day Psalm for me:
We are told that when we seek God with all of our hearts we WILL find Him, for it is God Himself, Who gives us the unction to seek Him even if we do because we fear going to hell (such was my own beginnings in seeking God). His grace WILL intercede. KEEP seeking Him brother. Remember ALWAYS that He LOVES you more than you can fathom. Praying that you see His Light breaking through the murkiness of all that is swirling around you and that His peace and His joy becomes yours, and that you find yourself DELIGHTING in the Lord, as He surely DELIGHTS in you, as He rejoices over you with singing. Father may this be so. Shoo away ALL that is distracting and causing the fear that shrouds him all around, and clear his spiritual vision. Grant him wisdom, discernment, and clarity, as all of heaven celebrates his heart for You, in the name of Jesus, amen (((hug)))
Thank you Dan. I just speak from my own struggles. i know how much encouragements are needed at times and reminders that God does not have a "slippery palm", so to speak. He's GOT us. If we've EVER, from our hearts, sought the living God, even silently, He HAS heard us. We may get distracted, discouraged, and forget those tears or cries of our hearts, but HE hasn't. He fights for us and defends us and once again, inclines our hearts to Him, even if we are just scared to go to hell. His grace kicks in even stronger. He has ALREADY heard that cry from the heart, and THAT is why He will move heaven and earth on our behalf, including why He sent His only begotten Son here, to shed His precious and powerful blood for us.
May the Lord bless you as well. It's so true, He's got us. Nothing can pluck us out of His hand. Fearing God or hell is a love for the gift of life He has given to us. Those that don't fear, do not love life. Yet we have hope, true hope in Christ our Lord. What is a man without hope? Christ is our goodness, our righteousness, I cleave unto him day and night. I do so love that word, cleave. I do truly appreciate your posts, they are filled with the love of Christ. We may struggle, we may fall...yet we rest in Jesus our Lord.
He's GOT us. We just need to be here for each other, and remind each other that He does, and pray for each other.
God bless you Dan.
