Don't be scared...

For about a month now, I've come across the same scripture over and over again during my devotional, prayer time, "facebook" time, "pinterest" time, conversations, etc... as if God is preparing me for something. At first, I was like "oh cool, i just saw that or read that somewhere..." but then, the scripture just kept popping up everywhere and SERIOUSLY, I can't even count how many times the Lord has brought this scripture to me in the last month! They say when God says it to you once, take notice, twice... He is trying to get your attention but more than you can remember to count, He must mean business and you better pay attention and hold on to that WORD!! So what scripture is it? See below:

 

 

 

And then my spiritual mom sent this to me just this week:

"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." Isaiah 41:13

 

Needless to say, even though the scripture says "Do not fear... or do not be afraid...", NOW, I'm thinking all sorts of stuff that I wasn't thinking of... hahaha!! You see, we are about to "GO" on our next Jesus adventure... we are headed back to Maryland, our home state. It is where God had removed us from for most of our adult lives and there was a reason... we believe that it was to teach us many things. We needed to find out who Christ really is for ourselves, NOT just who the priest says He is; NOT just who athiests or people that don't like Christians says He is; NOT just who my Pastor says He is but who He says He is. I learned about Him through His Word and through experiencing His overwhelming presence in times of prayer and worship. I learned about His peace and comfort when I was in pain or hurt or when I was troubled by circumstances... I learned about His forgiveness and mercy when I've sinned against Him and others. I learned that He is just! He will correct me and those that need correction in His timing, NOT mine. We learned that He performs miracles through the healing and reconciliation of our marriage. We learned about His divine plan for our family when each birth of a child coincided with a specific season of our lives. We learned about His provision when we couldn't find employment in our area and yet never missed a mortgage payment or went hungry. We learned about His love through the people that He sent our way to encourage us, guide us, teach us, challenge us and just plainly love us.

 

So even though we are entering again a season of uncertainty and we know that wherever the Lord lead us or whatever He allows in our lives;

 

 He is with us.

He will help us.

He will NOT forsake us.

He will finish the work that He started in our lives. 

 

 

And here's a scripture that I've had posted in our office bulletin board for years now...

 

"Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the Lord is finished correctly." 1 Chronicles 28:20

 

So think of what God has been trying to get your attention with... in your reading, through people around you, through what you are watching, through your circumstances.  Is He trying to get your attention? What has He been speaking to you about lately??