There was a time a while back when I was seriously struggling with making a very important decision. I had prayed and prayed and felt I had received an answer from my Heavenly Father, but I was very afraid of following through with what I felt he wanted. I prayed that he would help me to find the answer and courage I needed as I turned to the scriptures. I opened up the New Testament to Hebrews (which I have never even attempted to read in my life because it gets too confusing for me) Chapter 10. I began reading at random and found this verse:
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
I felt like Heavenly Father was telling me he knew how hard the decision to have faith was. he knew it was scary and wanted to reassure me that he knew. I continued reading and found these verses as well:
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.
36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
That experience was nothing short of a miracle for me. I knew that my loving Father in Heaven had guided me to read those verses. It was his way of telling me, it's OK to be scared, but have faith and patience. Do the will of God and all will be well. I am so thankful for a Heavenly Father who hears and answers my prayers.
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how is it that you have found two days worth of verses that have hit me right where i needed it??!!! thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteIt's comforting to know that we all go through hard things at different times and that we can be there to help eachother and share what helped us!
ReplyDeleteI have been going through the same fear. I still have not done what I feel God asked me to do but I want to. I am waiting now on my sticker. But I feel God told me to put a sticker on my back car window that says "Can I pray for you? and an email address for people to send there pray requests and for me to pray for them. I was really excited at first and I immediately set up a email address Prayers4God@gmail.com but I was afraid to do it as I am not a pastor, I am not a trained counselor so I was afraid what of someone emailing me that could not help, what if it is something serious like someone who is considering suicide or something I don't know how to handle that. So I wanted to be more prepared or feel like I had a plan on how to handle those situations. I don't know still but I think I just need to trust that God will show me what to do in each instance. And I know now it is not my job to help them per say it is God's I am just the messenger for God relaying there prayers and helping to show them God's word and bring them closer to God so I am just going to do it.
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