AFRAID...

Dear God,

Sometimes I feel AFRAID, in big bold capital letters.

What am I afraid of?

I’m afraid healing will remain elusive when I need it.

I’m afraid your word won’t be manifested in my life.

I’m afraid that you may come in a moment when I’m 

feeling less than strong…

Like Martha the sister of Lazarus sometimes I’m troubled 

about many things.

I know I should not allow these thoughts to have free reign 

but, sometimes being strong is more than I’m capable of. 

 However I will continue to trust in you.

I know that your promises are sure.

I know that I don’t have to be strong on my own because you

 are more than capable of holding me up in your strong right arm.

I’m thankful God that when I run to you with my cares you never 

grow tired of reminding me that I don’t have to carry my burdens any more.  

You never fail to remind me to cast my cares, my fears everything on you because you love me more than I’ll ever know.

So Lord, when I am afraid, (as I'm prone to get sometimes) I will trust in you.  In you God, whose word I praise.  In you God, I trust.  I will not be afraid.  (Psalm 56:3-4 paraphrased)

I love you Lord!

Forever your daughter,

Bernadine

God's Transportation

You are God’s transportation

His voice to the world

You are the vessel he uses

To bring hope to the world

To tell them of God

And the son that he gave

Jesus Christ who died

For the sins of the world

You are God’s transportation

But are you in use

Or parked at the roadside

Your mouth tightly closed?

God wants to use you,

To carry his word

But the world will never know

How Jesus died and rose again

If your voice is not heard

You are God’s transportation

So promise him now

That you’ll tell about Jesus

Who died, rose again and now is on high

Inspired by Pastor Monvella McIntosh's sermon, "God's Transportation"

Trusting Him,
 ~Bernadine~

The Obedience Test

Do you still have that godly fear of God?  When His Holy Spirit is nudging you do you obey? I’ll be the first to admit, it’s not always easy to obey especially if what I’m being asked to do is something that is out of my comfort zone.  However, obedience is what God expects, period.

If we want God’s master plan to be fulfilled in our lives then we have to be obedient to His call. What is He saying to you?  What is he asking you to do?  Your success depends on your obedience. 

 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. Genesis 12:1

 In the above verse God called Abraham out of his comfort zone, to leave behind all that He knew and go someplace he’d never been to set up a new life. However, I’ll admit He’s still working on me when it comes to obedience. It is hard to obey sometimes when we can’t see the end results of our obedience right away. 

If we know that when God impressed upon us to witness the person would accept Christ it would be easy to witness.

If we knew that the sick person He tells us to pray for would get healed immediately it would be easy to obey.

If we knew that when we gave the last $10.00 in our wallets to the person He told us to give it to that we’d get it back pressed down shaken together the next day we’d give it without flinching.  

If we knew the new ministry He laid on our heart would be successful and well received we’d go for it full force…

But we don’t.  We can only have faith in what He has promised.

However, God is not going to show us the end results of our obedience so He can get us to obey. In Isaiah 1:19 He says If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land.  Hence, He wants us to have faith in Him and obey… trusting that He will bring about the desired results. 

Abraham didn’t know where he was going and what he was going to meet when he got there but he trusted God and was obedient to his voice...

So Abram left, as the LORD had told him;  Genesis 12:4 (NIV)

 What is God calling you to do?

Trusting Him,
 ~Bernadine~

I shared this post over at Laced With Grace a few years ago and thought I'd share it here today.