Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Today I felt like Hezekiah in 2Kings 19:14-19 who received a letter of an impending attack calling for him to surrender. Hezekiah presented it to the Lord and asked him to deliver them.  Yesterday my internet was inaccessible and my computer quit. I took it in for repair and thought what am I to do about my commitment to blogging? So I wrote my concerns and fears in my prayer journal this morning and sumitted them to God.  Later it occured to me that I could use my Nook.
1Peter 5:7 says, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (NIV).  God is indeed loving in that he even cares about my internet. I love it when the Holy Spirit sends me ideas and smooths my way.
Hope you have a blessed day and that you’ll remember he cares about all the things in our lives both big and small.
Linda

Sunday, February 9, 2014

I was really excited to have my first blog posted and was planning to write at least 2 times a week. My plans this first week did not work out and I wondered why?   I seemed to have little time to think and write.  Satan is overjoyed that I let my daily busyness get in my way of writing my thoughts about God’s faithfulness.  This is another lesson to me that I need to see His faithfulness to me day by day!  When we look for God each day, he will be found and as we praise Him we will receive His blessings.   Psalm 145:1-3
       I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
       Everyday I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.
       Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.

2 Corinthians 4:16 says:  So we do not lose heart.  Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.  (ESV)

No matter how things seem to look each day, I need to keep my focus on God and seek to be renewed by Him each day.   I hope you have a great week, and I will try to follow my own advice- keeping focus and seeking that daily renewal through reading His word and prayer.
Blessings, Linda

Beginning February 4, 2014  God’s Faithfulness

As I was praying about how to begin this blog, the Lord showed me that Living Fearlessly is about His faithfulness.  Here is a scripture about God’s faithfulness-

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land.  For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”  Genesis 28:15 (ESV)

Jacob  had God’s assurance that he would be with him on his journey, stay with him and bring him home again.  Jesus gives us this same assurance-

“And behold.  I am with you always, to the end of the age.”   Matthew 28:20b  (ESV)

So why do I have such trouble believing Jesus is always with me and that God is indeed faithful?  The key to living fearlessly lies in accepting and truly believing that God is who he says he is and will do what he says he will do.  We so easily accept things that we can see, hear and touch.  Things dealing with eternity are seen in God’s word, can be evidenced in creation and touched in our hearts.

I pray that you will be open to God’s words, looking for God’s work in creation and touched by his spirit today in your heart of hearts.
Here is a favorite picture of God’s creation to enjoy as you meditate on God’s faithfulness.

Linda