02/13/2019
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BELOVED, BRING ALL YOUR
FEARS TO ME. Fears that are not dealt with tend to magnify themselves.
Expose them to the revealing Light of My Presence, and they will shrink
to manageable proportions. Some of them may even become comical when
you view them from this perspective.
As fearfulness loosens its grip on you, you are freed to follow Me. Grasp My hand tightly, as we edge our way out onto the limb. Since I go before you in this venture, you can keep your eyes on Me as you step out in faith. Soon we will get to a resting place, and then you can look around. If you like, glance back at the tree trunk: the place from which we branched out on this adventure. While gripping My hand to steady yourself, look toward the horizon: enjoy the view from this treetop perspective.
You are actually safer here - out on this limb with Me - than you would be on the ground. In this new, challenging environment you stay alert: communicating with Me continually, holding My hand in trusting dependence. Overly familiar surroundings may feel safer, but they can lull you into sleepy self-reliance. That is when you tend to forget about Me; it's also when you are most likely to fall. Follow Me confidently wherever I lead, and the shelter of My Presence will keep you safe.
"If the LORD delights in a man's way, He makes his steps firm, though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with His hand." Psalm 37:23-24
As fearfulness loosens its grip on you, you are freed to follow Me. Grasp My hand tightly, as we edge our way out onto the limb. Since I go before you in this venture, you can keep your eyes on Me as you step out in faith. Soon we will get to a resting place, and then you can look around. If you like, glance back at the tree trunk: the place from which we branched out on this adventure. While gripping My hand to steady yourself, look toward the horizon: enjoy the view from this treetop perspective.
You are actually safer here - out on this limb with Me - than you would be on the ground. In this new, challenging environment you stay alert: communicating with Me continually, holding My hand in trusting dependence. Overly familiar surroundings may feel safer, but they can lull you into sleepy self-reliance. That is when you tend to forget about Me; it's also when you are most likely to fall. Follow Me confidently wherever I lead, and the shelter of My Presence will keep you safe.
"If the LORD delights in a man's way, He makes his steps firm, though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with His hand." Psalm 37:23-24
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