Thank YOU! It's Customer Appreciation Week!
EXTRA 11% OFF Orders $100+ With Code: THANKYOU
EXTRA 11% OFF Orders $100+ With Code: THANKYOU
Cheers
Give a Cheer
Give a Cheer
Journaling reads:
It seems like I am constantly worrying about the “what ifs” in life. What if Bobby hasn’t found a new job before we’ve used up the severance pay? What if something happens to Bobby—how would I ever take care of the baby by myself? What if our apartment burns down? Most of the time, the things I think of to worry about are so irrational it’s absolutely ridiculous. But I get my stomach in knots about them. I give myself tension headaches. I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep.
I dread situations where I have to talk to people I don’t know very well in large groups, like meet and greet time in church or gatherings with Bobby’s flight class and their significant others(when he was still in flight training). I start worrying about the get-together days before it actually happens. I worry so much that by the time the day rolls around, I am begging Bobby to let me stay home. Writing this now, I know how silly it sounds, but in the moment it is very serious to me.
Sometimes I feel like I spend most of my life being afraid. Afraid of what people will think. Afraid of what people will do. Afraid of what will happen “if.” Afraid that I might have a very real anxiety problem. And I know I can’t live my life this way. That’s where my favorite verse comes in.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
When I read this verse, or even just recite it in my head, I feel a great burden lift from my shoulders. I am reminded that the Lord I serve is all-powerful and that, as one of His children, my life is surrounded with His might and strength, and with His unfailing love. I forget which version this particular wording belongs to, but I like it because it says the Lord is a “stronghold.” I picture a great, thick stone fortress on top of a hill, its walls high and impossible for the enemy to penetrate. Around the fortress a black storm rages, and an enemy army threatens, but I am safe inside the fortress. And this fortress is impregnable, because this Fortress is my God. So, whom shall I fear?
It is easier said than done, of course. Worries encroach upon me daily. But I cling to this verse and it summons my courage. And somehow I make it through all of my fears. I step forward with a boldness that does not come from my flawed human self, but from One far greater. I am not fearless, but I know Someone who is, and He is my stronghold!
No products have been added to this project.
Thanks for spreading positivity!
June 05, 2006
April 27, 2006
April 25, 2006
April 13, 2006
April 05, 2006
March 22, 2006
March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
March 18, 2006
March 14, 2006
March 13, 2006
March 12, 2006
March 12, 2006
March 11, 2006
March 11, 2006
March 11, 2006
March 11, 2006
March 11, 2006