In bad times, Jesus is the difference between surviving and THRIVING!
Today in bible study, we listened to
a video about fears, and all the time you waste in a day or week or even years ….worrying
about things that you don’t have control over.
I started thinking about my own fear as a child and young adult. I wasted a lot of years worrying about my
mom. I lived in complete fear of losing her. She got sick when I was 12 and for
20 years I worried and worried. I played it out in my mind. I always envisioned
me being put on major meds, and in complete depression and sadness. When it did
happen, not only was she gone but my dad was battling Leukemia. It was actually
worse than I had ever played it out in my head BUT He was waaaaaaay better than
I ever imagined!!!!!! He replaced my panic/alarm/fear with peace...my dispair
and sadness with joy, my loss with new blessings, my weakness with an insane
amount of strength. I almost felt like someone HAD put me on major meds, a
whole cocktail of them...but no meds required because it was JESUS!!!! I really
feel like that was the closest to feel like I was In Heaven myself...what I
felt was nothing short of supernatural and extraordinary!! I say all that to
say...yep, bad things will happen but HE who calms the sea will calm the storms
in you and in me!!!
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