Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Bracing Yourself
Last evening while sharing with a young mom, I remembered a time when the Lord taught me a valuable lesson. As always He is forever trying to expose and tear down wrong thinking and teach us His ways.
The winter before my youngest was turning 18 I began to "look ahead" (first mistake) and ponder how I was going to survive without the child support that I had been accustomed to. I tried to figure it out....
While visiting with mom in Maine, she asked how things were going etc. I proceeded to tell her my plight and that things were going to change drastically. She responded with " well God will just continue to provide as He always has"
Mildly irritated I began to educate her about different Biblical men who had to "rough it out". I mentioned Job, Paul and Steven. Men, all devoted to the Lord, who still had to walk a rough road with a heavy load. After I made my case, she responded, "Whose side are you on anyway?"
grrrrrr
I finally went to bed when I could not "move" her and as I settled down the Lord whispered to me.
"Marnie, you are bracing yourself against Me."
To which I replied..."no I'm not Lord, I'm just trying to prepare myself for what may lie ahead of me" (duh)
He then gave me a picture of a man and his son walking away from me. The father reached up to scratch his head and the son flinched cowering.
It spoke volumes.
"This is the picture that you are painting of Me.
I am a Good Father. I Never hurt My children. You Must Never be afraid of Me.
My plans are Only good for you and I will walk with you through anything that I allow to come your way. Do not be afraid of Me....or anything for that matter....I am Good and I AM Your God"
I asked for forgiveness and went immediately to sleep.
I want to say a few things:
God has NEVER let me down.
God has ALWAYS been good
God has ALWAYS provided for EVERYTHING I have ever needed plus bonuses!
God is a PROMISE KEEPING God.
My friend, once again, come into alignment with what He says.....You will never be the same!
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Dear sister Marnie, so good to know about you through your blog "Musings with Marnie" and post on it dated 6th August "Bracing yourself". Sharing your own experience is very impacting and encouraging. Thank you for this sharing. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 33 yrs in the great city of Mumbai, a city with great contrast where richest of rich and poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted and to give them new hope, future, purpose and life. We also encourage young people as well as adults to come on a short term missions trip to work with us. We would love to have young people from your church to come on a short term missions trip. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Marnie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your daily words of Wisdom each day. Today's hit home for me.
Since I have been a teenager after my mother died, I tell myself to put up a shield to cover my heart not to be hurt or disappointed. My daughter asked me once why I never get excited about happy things. I guess I seem to brace myself for disappointment and hurt.
Your statement of God (bracing yourself against God) hit home. God has been by side through the good and the sad times. Thank you for showing me to open my heart to God instead of shielding it.
God Bless You Marnie,
Lugeane
Thanks once again for your words of wisdom....I so often have to fight against the temptation to brace myself against God. And He has proven himself faithful over and over again! I wish I was a little less like the Israelites with their inability to remember His provision for them!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about tomorrow...Today has enough worries of its own!
Trusting in my Maker,
Beth