Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts

Sunday, September 15, 2013


Yes, keep traveling because misery does love company.  I know that myself.
Now here.

My Dad and his wife were just here a while ago visiting.  While visiting the topic of there home and outside their home came up, their décor one might say.

They mentioned how the inside is basically the same but they had been doing some gardening for select vegetables and flower blooms.  She was telling me that she used very much "weed away" chemicals from Lowes but weeds still came up and were killing some of the plants, she had to pick the weeds every day, or the whole garden would die.

That's like a parable in the Bible.  Yeshua says that there is really someone out to get you.  Don't start the, "Oh my G-d's."  It's the people who really don't want you to belong to Christ.  Someone who cannot have you so wants to make your life very bitter and painful as long as possible.

If he cannot make misery for you, make you miserable, he'll make misery and try to suck you in and keep him company.

(see Matt. 13 for detail)


Tuesday, September 10, 2013


“Now, this is going to hurt just a little bit.” Most of us heard these words. Sometimes it does hurt “just a little bit.” Usually it hurts more than the medical specialist let on. Because if he said, “This is going to make you want to scream like crazy we’d yell “stop!” I’ve lost count of the number of times it’s hurt much more than just a little bit and I have a pretty high tolerance for pain.


Suffering comes. It’s inevitable in our world that is filled with sin. But consider this for a moment: Suffering does not have to be accompanied by fear.

Imagine knowing something was about to hurt more than you were prepared for but you felt a complete lack of fear. No fright, nerves, anxiety, or dread. No trembling, cold sweats, apprehension, dread, hesitation, or worry.

How is it humanly possible to know pain or suffering will come, yet not feel fear? It is not–not humanly possible. Only through the presence of the Holy Spirit can we ever feel peace in the middle of pandemonium. Only through our relationship with Jesus,  can He provide serenity instead of shock, tranquility through the trembles.

Chronic illness could leave us with immense anxiety every day. We can worry about everything from getting through our plans of the day, simply getting around, the side effects of medication, the bills that continue to arrive in the mail, disappointing those we love, and the list goes on. Don’t surrender over to the fear or it can not just overwhelm you, but envelop you.