Fear will cripple you. Doubt will restrain you.
Fear of living or trying, or allowing fear to have any control over your life and what you do will cause you to be enslaved to it. Jesus came to set us free and says in John 8:36 NKJV
"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed."
"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed."
Doubt will box you in, which is another form of enslavement! Jesus can't move in our lives when we doubt. Doubt actually hinders our blessings. Doubt hinders God. "But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind." James 1:6 NKJV
We have to walk out on faith and not what we see or hear. Faith and doubt are the opposite of each other. Don't allow the troubles of this temporary world get you so down that you doubt the power of God's love and His promises. Don't let the sadness and disappointments of people and situations cause you to live in fear and be afraid of going on and continue to strive for your dreams & goals. We can't hide or run away from the world. It's going to keep turning whether we get out and live it, or lock ourselves away in a room somewhere.
The Bible says in II Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
This was definitely for myself first, but I pray others are encouraged and inspired as well.
Life can be so wonderful and so beautiful. At the same time, it can be a very scary and sad place. Death happens. It's inevitable. Disappointment happens. We're all human. Things and people change. That's the cycle of life. Despite the hard times, we have to stay or get reconnected to the ONE True person who will see us through it all! That person is the Lord Jesus! He knows our pain; He knows our fears, hopes, doubts and struggles. All we have to do is commune with Him and give Him our burdens. It won't always be easy to face our fears and let go of any doubts we may have, but little by little and day by day, we'll start to fill whole and alive again! By the grace of God, we can make it! 🙌
Romans 8:37 NKJV
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
**This blog post is a dedicated memorial for James Jones. I'm still having a difficult time accepting your sudden passing and my subconscious denial to the fact. But I'm trusting in the Lord for my healing to help me with all the feelings and sadness I've been carrying within me. I miss you..Thank you for being part of our lives for over 25 years!!!♥***
