Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me. Psalm 23:4
Good words to live by. I wonder why I often choose not to. I live in fear at times. Fear of doing the wrong thing/saying the wrong thing/disappointing someone/hurting someone/being hurt/of what I can imagine that may never happen/the unknown/things I know but cannot change. I could go on.
A friend reminded me today that scripture says I am walking through it, not camping in it. Oh, I suppose I can choose to camp there and maybe that changes the dynamics of things. However, if I choose to walk it out, to walk through the valley, God is there with me. It may be scary and ugly and all sorts of things but I don't have to fear the bad if God is there.
It's a good idea but one I haven't yet grasped, one I don't yet live by. I trust, though, that if I will continue to draw near to God, if I will continue to run into His arms that I will learn to walk without fear.
Grace and peace to you.
2 comments:
I like the thought of walking through and not camping. That's good.
It reminds me of the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
However if you are fishing while you are camping perhaps you will get different results. And you can laugh because I am living in a fifth-wheel.
so I guess I am walking through it and camping at the same time.
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