4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
~Psalms 34 4&5~
Deliverance from our fears has become something totally different to me in my adult years. As a child, I had the hope that it meant all to be feared would vanish… now, I see it as not being removed from all my troubles but having the fear vanquished, in spite of my circumstance. When we live in Christ he gives us his fearless Spirit, a Spirit of sound mind, love and his power; all we need to stand peacefully amidst what was previously our terrors.
Fear is a negative controlling power, being set free from such a force is a profoundly joyful experience. Thankfulness replaces it and that is a gift beyond measure. Yes thankfulness itself is the gift. It is a gift from Jesus Christ that warms the very soul inside out; as the verses posted above so perfectly take the words right out of my mouth! He takes our fears, we look to him in response, so truly thankful, and we are set aglow with Christ in our souls!
This requires no effort on our part, it is a process we go through as we grow in our relationship with Christ. He gifts it to us and we just need to be ready to receive it, as another taste of his MASSIVE love for us.
I feared so much more then just the health issues I was having… I feared asking for healing… He asked me to just be willing to be healed… to stop trying to contain all my fears… While I do not expect to be ever completely whole in body on this earth I clearly see Christ healing the eternal me, and a huge illness that needs to be surrendered to him was my instinct to protect my own fears. When the symptoms stopped their daily relentless march, the ill march of my day to day changed to pleasant child like surprise and a thankful weepy woman walking through her day aglow. I choose to let him love me as my healer and peace giver each and every day.
Oh how GREAT THOU ART and HALLOWED BE THY NAME. MY GOD and MY KING and MY JESUS!
Always Lady Mac and Rothaich
TTFN
