According to God’s word, His comforts will replace anxiety. The Lord enlightened my heart with a beautiful promise in Psalms 94:18,19 NKJV
“If I say, My foot slips, Your mercy O Lord will hold me up. In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.” How amazing is that? In verse 18 the truth is, we will fall and be anxious and our foot will slip, possibly numerous times in the beginning of our journey, but GOD in His mercy holds us up, so in other words, He is not going to let us fall into a hopeless position. Then in verse 19 in the multitude of our anxieties, which certainly means great in number, not just a few, His comforts delight our soul. Then it says in Phil.4:6,7, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” He doesn’t want us to be anxious about anything because of who He is, how much He loves and all He longs to do for you and for me.
First and foremost, God Himself is our comfort. There is nothing else that can comfort us like God can. When we fall there is a work to do on our part. Remember we have an enemy that wants to steal, kill and destroy, so we must always be on guard, for he is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. John 10:10. But Jesus came to give us life in abundance and we can live it now here on earth. The Lord also brought to light the scripture in Micah7:8
“Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I shall RISE, When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my LIGHT.” I have claimed that promise years ago and I speak it into my life when the enemy tries to make me feel guilty or unworthy. And yes, we will fall, but we will RISE and higher than before. And even though at times we may sit in darkness momentarily, The LORD is our LIGHT.
Some of HIS COMFORTS are:
~HIS great LOVE for us and His MERCY holds us up,
~We RISE up in His strength, for HE is our LIGHT.
{We no longer walk in darkness but in His marvelous light day by day.} 1Peter2:9
~PRESS into HIS PRESENCE and PRAISE HIM even when your emotions are all over the place. Begin with Psalms chapter 145 and ENTER into HIS secret place with Him and experience HIS PEACE and let HIS JOY overflow like a river..
~HIS WORD is our comfort and there are many promises written throughout that are too numerous to mention…
~HIS GRACE is sufficient to carry us through each day. 11 Cor.12:9
~There has been a TRANSFORMATION that has taken place in our hearts and life through the power of the Holy Spirit when we dedicate ourselves wholly to Him. Romans 12:2
~There is NO longer CONDEMNATION Romans 8:1
~There is NO SEPARATION from His love, and nothing can come in between You and the Lord. Romans 8: 35-39
~Keep the COMMUNICATION lines open to Him and stay connected, for HE is your SALVATION and SONG. your SHELTER, your TOWER of REFUGE AND STRENGTH you can run to. Psalms 18:2, Psalms 62:2, Psalms 61:3…
Sing for joy at the work of His hands and pour your love upon His heart. Engage in the beauty of His presence for nothing compares to the promises we have in Him. Let go of all things that cause you anxiety this day and let God take care of all that concerns you. Trust in Him and don’t lean on your own understanding but lean on Him. Prov.3:5,6 He loves you deeply and He is very near to the brokenhearted. Speak Psalms 34:17-19 into your life this day and stand upon His promise and personalize it.
“The righteous cry out and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles, the Lord is near to those who have a broken heart and saves those with a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers them out of them all.”NKJV
I pray for God’s peace to surround you and His grace and love to carry you always, in Jesus name. Love & blessings, Lollita Faith
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Author June Hodgins 