The thing that the Lord is laying on my heart today, is to not be afraid but to trust Him. Tougher times are just ahead and we can trust Him to care of us instead of falling to pieces. Like it says in Psalms 46:1-3, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof." Selah, which means pause and think about it. This Psalm was my Psalm of the day today and then I pray Psalm 91 over myself and my loved ones almost daily as well which is considered to be a Psalm of protection and not fearing once again.
Fear has always been a major issue for me in my life. When I was a child my parents would just scratch their proverbial heads over some of my fears because they didn't understand me. Years later as an adult, a friend of mine handed me a book called the Highly Sensitive Person or hsp's as they are called. She said I thought of you when I read this. Anyway I found myself all over the pages of the book and am part of their website as well. It was finally nice to know that I wasn't some freak and weirdo as so many people led me to believe about myself.
Each of us is made the way that God intended for us to be, every quirk, idiosyncrasy, oddity, or whatever. We are all unique individuals and made in the image of God. But most importantly, He loves us just the way we are. We don't have to put on an act for Him or be on our best behavior. He already knows us better then we know ourselves. We can just come to Him and be ourselves and especially so if we are saved. Being saved isn't an elite club, it is for anyone and everyone from all walks of life. And no you don't have to clean up your act first in order to come to Him. He will take you as you are. God is the only one you will find abosolute love and acceptance from. If you were the only person on the face of this earth, Jesus would have died for you so that you could be with Him and the Father one day. Thats how special we are to Him and in His eyes. For some of us its hard for us to wrap our minds around this and yet never the less it is true. If nothing else about this conversation sticks with you but this then let it be so. And that is "Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so."
Fear has always been a major issue for me in my life. When I was a child my parents would just scratch their proverbial heads over some of my fears because they didn't understand me. Years later as an adult, a friend of mine handed me a book called the Highly Sensitive Person or hsp's as they are called. She said I thought of you when I read this. Anyway I found myself all over the pages of the book and am part of their website as well. It was finally nice to know that I wasn't some freak and weirdo as so many people led me to believe about myself.
Each of us is made the way that God intended for us to be, every quirk, idiosyncrasy, oddity, or whatever. We are all unique individuals and made in the image of God. But most importantly, He loves us just the way we are. We don't have to put on an act for Him or be on our best behavior. He already knows us better then we know ourselves. We can just come to Him and be ourselves and especially so if we are saved. Being saved isn't an elite club, it is for anyone and everyone from all walks of life. And no you don't have to clean up your act first in order to come to Him. He will take you as you are. God is the only one you will find abosolute love and acceptance from. If you were the only person on the face of this earth, Jesus would have died for you so that you could be with Him and the Father one day. Thats how special we are to Him and in His eyes. For some of us its hard for us to wrap our minds around this and yet never the less it is true. If nothing else about this conversation sticks with you but this then let it be so. And that is "Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so."
