Bible Verse of The Day – 11-5-24

Psalm 34:4 (NKJV) 4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.

As a child, growing up with my brothers, I was taught all about sports. And I was taught arm wrestling.

Despite being a girl, I had to hold my own or I was in trouble.

My 6 brothers were tough on me. And my older sisters were all grown up and had moved out.

I didn’t get into the girly stuff. I was more like a tomboy. I learned to be physically strong and athletic at a very young age.

When I joined sports in school, and they saw that I could perform better than most boys in my age group, it became a problem for me. They would move me up to higher levels.

I would go from JV to Varsity quickly. I didn’t like it. I wanted to be with my friends, not the older kids. I wanted to stay in my age bracket. Hang out and be comfortable.

So, I’d quit the team.

It was a scary thing for me. Fear kept me from advancing and allowing myself to be physically challenged and become a better athlete.

Isn’t it funny how fear will hold us back?

How many of us today look back and are frustrated by the decisions we made because we were fearful of making the move?

The enemy loves it when God’s children walk in fear every day, just so we stay in one place and not advance in this life.

He loves that our desire for comfort keeps us from wanting to step outside of the norm.

He knows if he can keep us fearful of this or fearful of that, we won’t advance. And it makes his work easier.

He loves for us to keep telling ourselves we can’t do it, we’re not good enough.

But God has another plan for us. If we push aside our fears and wait on Him to help us through those things that come before us, we will rise, we will walk and not faint!

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) 31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

I’m speaking to someone today. Let God help you through that fear. Don’t quit.

Amen.

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