We are loved

Lately i have discovered the power of prayer and the importance of having a personal relationship with the Lord.

 When we discover such an abundant source of grace and blessing, we tend to sink into that comfort and think that we will get all our heart's wishes by just asking and depending on God.

While this is partly true I am experiencing a new aspect of the call. I believe God wants us to expand our horizon and live strong, healthy, courageous lives.

As a child, we always wanted surprises, whether it was a piece of candy, a little toy from the store, or perhaps a trip to our grandmother's. It doesn't take too much to make a child happy. But, as we grow older, the costs of the surprises seem to be more and more. Nothing comes in life easily, and that applies for believers and non-believers. We need to overcome fear and learn how to be courageous and this is when the true blessings would come. Developing courage will help us to overcome the fears that need to be overcome, and more importantly, to function properly in spite of the fears that may still remain. For courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the will to go on in spite of fear.

I personally have fear of failure. In addition to that, i have fear of someone finding out about my past failures, sins and shortcomings. There are rational fears, such as fear of stepping out of an airplane at high altitudes without a parachute. There are irrational fears, such as fear of stepping into an airplane at all.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go

I thought about it , and learned that to handle any type of fear, it is usually good to try to logically analyze exactly what it is you fear and why and not try to hide from it or turn away from it, the only way to solve it is to walk through it. I always like to see the worst that could happen as a result of my failures and often i find it to be insignificant.

There are few persons who deny, in terms, the Providential government of God. But many adopt theories which are, in truth, a practical denial of it. Some contend that God governs the world exclusively by general laws. That, in creation, he imparted to the various forces, physical and moral, certain qualities which continue unchanged and unchangeable, and by their interaction produce the entire series of events.

Whatever glory this theory may be supposed to reflect upon the CREATOR, it is utterly inconsistent with the idea of Providence. It represents God as flinging the Universe from his creative hand, to work out its destiny unguarded and unchecked. It is, in fact, but a disguised form of the doctrine of fate. Every event is the result of necessity. As the watch marks the hour, or the vane veers to the wind, because they are formed to do these things, so man and all other beings only accomplish their predestined and necessary ends.

I still don't know…but am planning to figure it out