Show Notes
Are you in need of a rescue today? When we think of an ideal father, we think of one who is protective and who would do anything to help you when you are in trouble. Well, our Heavenly Father is all that and more. I suggested that if you need help from God, for whatever reason, begin with embracing your worst fear and your deepest hurt. Get out of self-denial, and then:
Ask God to walk through it with you.
It is never too late to do that. More accurately, ask God to make you aware that he is walking with you through it, because he never leaves us or forsakes us.
But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior” (Isaiah 43:1-3a)
Recently a friend was telling me of a fear she had just faced, a dreaded outcome she had imagined which had kept her from moving forward with God. But finally, she did what she knew God wanted her to do, stepping out in faith, and she said to me, “It was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be; in fact, it wasn’t bad at all.”
Is the enemy of your soul keeping you in bondage through fear of dreaded outcomes? It’s one of his most common tactics. The truth is your fear of a dreaded outcome is most probably unfounded. Your mind tends to blow the fear totally out of proportion and paralyze you.
God is going to walk through everything with you if you are his child through faith in Jesus Christ. You are never going to be alone, never ever! Do you think he’s going to let you drown in the water or burn up in the fire? No way! He’s there. He is sovereign over everything and everyone, and he loves you. You are precious to him.
More from Walking Worthy in the Workplace and Life
I know the way we relate to our earthly fathers has a great influence on how we see God, our Heavenly Father. And you may not have had the kind of earthly father you wanted, needed, or deserved.
Did you know you are precious to God? I remember some years ago a friend came to a Christmas concert at my church, and he had never been in a gospel-preaching church before. After the concert, his comment to me was: “I’ve never heard anyone use the word precious in a sermon.” That caught his attention.
The dictionary defines worry as “to feel uneasy or anxious; fret; torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts.” Did you ever realize when you worry, you are inflicting torment on yourself? Worry is self-inflicted suffering, and it never produces anything good.
It is essential for us to be physically and mentally still and to know the I AM of Scripture.