Remain Confident

Psalm 27: ¹³ I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living.
¹⁴ Wait for the Lord;
    be strong and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

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Clinging to my mother’s hand, I was frightened to go into the unknown. I had never spent time away from her and this thing called kindergarten was foreign to me. I was scared, but I let go and went in. This same feeling appeared several times in my life, each time I was frightened of the unknown, each time I let go and dove in.

• The unknown is frightening to me.
• The unknown is very scary to me.
• The unknown is a place that my mind conjures up fears.

Jumping into the unknown is frightening for the heartless. I should know, I have been very scared many times. BUT GOD says something different.

• GOD says to me “When you walk by faith, remember to wait on ME.”
• GOD says to me “When you are frightened, be strong and take heart.”
• GOD says to me “I will bring goodness while you are alive and after.”

GOD tells me to remain confident no matter how frightened others around me may be. HE leads me besides still waters and restores my soul.

• Are you frightened to walk into the unknown?
• Are you afraid of making a mistake?
• Can you ask GOD to help you overcome your fears?
• Will you reach out to GOD today for strength?

Being on the Right Side

Psalm 10: ¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever;
    the nations will perish from his land.
¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
¹⁸ defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

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“Fire them all” was my thought when I returned. I mean it seemed like the organization was tied up in a political mess and the best thing to do was clean house. People could sense there was a definite change in how things were being done and some left the organization. I wonder if I was on the side of the afflicted.

• Power blinds me.
• Power shortens my patience.
• Power causes me to have more battles.

Striving for higher positions is not a bad thing to do, but the power is the thing that needs control. If I begin to flex my muscles on my team then the rebellion will ensue. Eventually someone will cry out to the LORD and what I thought was the right thing may in fact fall on me.

• Being on GOD’s side means I have to have patience.
• Being on GOD’s side means I need to consult HIM for my steps versus my feelings.
• Being on GOD’s side means I need to listen to the cry of the people rather than forging ahead with my pitiful plan.

When I am weakest GOD is strongest. HE listens to the afflicted not the powerful braggarts. I was shocked to see earlier in this chapter that the wicked “prosper.” I am not surprised, but shocked. I mean doesn’t it say the wicked will “not” prosper? It does, but their prosperity will be short lived. GOD wants to give me the desire of my heart as long as my heart is pointed to HIS.

• Do you know if GOD is with you who can be against you?
• Can you understand that GOD does not need you cleaned up before HE can love you?
• Will you accept HIS grace as being sufficient?
• Can you seek GOD and ask for your desires today?