Posted in Christ, Control, Desperation, Difficulties, Dread, tagged 1st Peter 2 on November 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. — 1st Peter 2:25
We all have our list of “Don’t Wants” — things we don’t want out of life, things we are afraid of happening and try to avoid.
Sometimes we’re more motivated by our “Don’t Wants” than by our wants and that has to change.
Giving our lives and future to Christ means we not only allow him to align our wants to his will but our “Don’t Wants”, too.
– fritz
Posted in Dread, Worry, tagged Genesis 33, Phil 04 on September 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; … But Esau … threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. – Genesis 33:1,4
The patriarch, Jacob, had wronged his brother and for twenty (20) years dreaded the inevitable reunion. When he saw Esau and his four hundred armed men he knew he was toast — until his brother kissed him!
But all those fears wrong. The toll they exacted for nothing.
People do very foolish things with nothing but their own fears as motivations — and sometimes our worst fears turn out completely false. There is a better alternative.
“Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks.” – Philippians 4:6
I heard an old preacher say, “When you’re coming to a brick wall, trust God will either move the wall or make a hole big enough for your head to fit through.”
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