Read after "If I Press".
Opening Thoughts: I must be intimate with God more than wanting to be used. I can’t be a vessel and take people of God to a place that I haven’t been to myself. I have to be intimate with God and rest in His presence so that I can be used. But the prayer isn’t to be used. The prayer is to dwell with God. The rest follows. Introduction
“God use me," And less “God, I surrender. Have Your way and do Your Will,” “God, give me You.”
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:1-2 I am reminded of the woman at the well in John 4. Verse 11: “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?” Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:11-13 Continuing at Verse 23: “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.” John 4:23-26
Once I receive God, I will never be without. Once I receive God, I give Him permission to come and purge anything out of me that isn’t like Him. Once I receive God, who is the greatest promise, the rest—the blessings, the purpose manifestation— will follow. If I Make Room to be Accessible
The rest— His promises to me— will follow as I draw near Him daily. If I Make Room for God's Voice If I make room for God and cast down negative thoughts, God will have room to show me revelation about my circumstance. He’s not going to speak to me in my chaos. He's not going to fight to speak over me. He’s going to wait and speak to my spirit when I submit and surrender. “Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.” I King’s 19:11-12 “Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over. But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline; don't sulk under his loving correction. It's the child he loves that God corrects; a father's delight is behind all this.” Proverbs 3:6-12 I recognize God’s voice by pressing into the Word a little deeper each day. This is why making room for intimacy with God is so important— so I will know and discern what are His thoughts and reject any thought that isn’t His. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” 2 Timothy 3:16–17
"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23: 1-4 If I Make Room for Jesus “Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them” Hebrews 7:25 “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” 1 Timothy 2:5
Prayer: I don’t want to block my blessings, God. I want to submit. I want to make room for You to move, dwell, and abide in me. Above all else, I want to be intimate with You. I confidently know that the rest will follow because You are a promise keeper. You are El Roi— the God who sees me. You know what bothers my heart and keeps me from rest. I want to know what You’re thinking. God, I pray that I learn how to count small victories as victories, still. I know that any move of God is still a move of the Most High God. God, help me to cast down negative thoughts as they come, and since You’re always working for me, teach me to celebrate and praise You when I don’t feel my best. Because I know that if there is still breath in my lungs, You are not finished moving. God, even though I doubt, and carry worry, still, flaws and all, I know that You make room for me, so I must make room for You. Help me to always make room for You. God, help me to trust that You will move. I know that You give me power to declare and decree a thing and it be so. So, I need Your presence. I declare Heaven to touch my heart. In Jesus’ Name. I know that Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God interceding for me like He’s always done— since You’ve always purposed Him to do. Right now at this moment, I declare breakthrough over me. I want to receive You and all that You are in this prayer, whether that is patience, love, joy, peace, or any other fruit that You bring. I want to receive Your wisdom. Make me holy. Make me new. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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Read after "If I Allow".
Chapter on my heart: Psalm 23 “You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” Introduction:
The peace comes when I turn to my Creator. Though creating the mountains and the valleys and abiding in Heaven, You will still come to this fallen Earth to dwell with me. You still desire me to press into You. You look at me in awe like I've never failed you, Father. You still choose me; You still promise me. "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act." Psalm 37:5
"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:24 “‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” Jeremiah 33:3 “’I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.'” John 15:5 If I press, He will meet me with His presence. For my submission, most importantly, I receive God. God is the promise above all else. The rest will follow.
My purity journey began at 15, and it is one of my most sacred pursuits. If I press, I know You will meet me there. In Your Presence there is fullness and joy. (Psalm 16:11) I feel that every time I press into You. I know that You are with me on this. "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us" Matthew 1:23 Immanuel, You sent Yourself in Your Son to dwell among us. You broke the veil to reach us. I know that I am never alone.
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 Prayer: Immanuel, give me strength in my promise to You. Give me strength to press confidently into You and cast down flesh when it rises. Help me to submit my heart to you. And help me trust You to write my story. When the ocean of doubt comes, engulf it in Your presence. When I press, I know that you can reach me and transform me. I know this to be true because You are the true vine. You tore the veil. You are my greatest promise. I love you, God. Make me whole. Make me holy. Make me over. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Introduction:
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere.” 2 Corinthians 2:14
May I always allow myself to make room for the crazy thing. God will blow my mind, if I allow Him to.
God's voice is stern and constant, and repetitive until I receive it. The flesh voice is weak and unstable. Ex: One day I may feel this, the next day I may feel this. If I allow myself to tune myself out, I will receive heavenly revelation. If I allow myself to surrender, in exchange I will receive clarity.
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Romans 12:1 “LORD, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.” -Jeremiah 10:23 Prayer: God, teach me how to reject my flesh and accept Your thoughts. I know that if I give You permission— if I lay this life down, You will clearly show me the way. Find me here God. I allow myself to be sought after and received. And I will listen. I'm tired of running this race in my own strength— it fails me every time. But the supernatural power of God makes it all make sense. Make me holy. Make me over. In Jesus' name, Amen. Listen, I have been the most imperfect, stubborn daughter. I've held on to things my Father tells me to loose. I've held on to people who were only meant to serve me for a season. I've held on to shame and worry like grace didn't reach out to me.
Truth is, I’ve had problems with surrendering. And even though I know it’s safe, it still seems like I want to stay hidden in my own thoughts that are ultimately dangerous to my journey. Letting go is never easy. It’s a process that requires submission, prayer, and maybe some fasting and breaking the flow. In this year, I realize there are some things that I could have done better and there were some situations that could have been handled differently. I’m flawed, y’all. But the beautiful thing— is that God already knows and loves you still, in spite of it all. So, what has helped my journey of letting go has been the act of pressing into God so intentionally. Pressing into God could mean a variety of things to you. It could be taking time throughout your day to worship rather than tuning into that secular playlist, it could be replacing music in your car with your favorite Pastor’s sermons, it could be taking time off of social media to clear your headspace and receive Godly wisdom, it could even be fasting from your favorite food to allow God to write strength and surrender onto your heart. Pressing into God “hits differently” when trying to let go of an old thing. I think a beautiful story that is fitting for this time and conversation is the birth of Jesus. God first declared that if we disobeyed Him, He would kill us. The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)— “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord,”. But when Adam and Eve first sinned, He knew that He didn’t want Heaven without us, so He sacrificed His own Son to pay the price we should have paid. Literally, if seasons change, that story never will. His love for us is unmatched. It’s the greatest love story ever told. It’s constant. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Clinging to God is the safest space your healing can manifest. So... testimony time! I’ve been holding on to this one. The week before I came back to college to begin sophomore year, I was diagnosed as a "almost" pre-diabetic. Pre-diabetes is a stage where your blood sugar has risen above normal but has not become diabetic level. Hearing this— It felt like my world stopped. I had a lot of anxiety attacks. I had to get adjusted to a new medication that had the craziest side effects. I remember life feeling dark. Now, five months after my diagnosis— Glory to God— my blood sugar is back to normal!! But, I am still taking precautions to ensure that it never rises again. Once I started declaring “I’m healed” and actually began believing the worship songs and verses I ministered that proclaimed “God is a healer”, things began to change and I learned that the miracle that I cried for simply depended on my ability to submit. Darkness has been defeated. The enemy has had an appetite for me, but he’s just going to have to starve. He doesn't have access to me like he use to. There's been a prayer warrior birthed out of me. See, I had to let go of my worrying even though it hurt like hell— even though fear surrounded me, and even though it felt like hell was breaking all around me. I had to let go, so I could grasp onto the promise. In praying one night, sobbing in my dorm room, I heard God tell me “I will fill every void with new oil,” In everything I’ve lost, there will be a new thing that will enter. New health, new relationships, new mornings. Remember how I said, the “gift that keeps on giving”? With 2019 approaching, I am reminded to always embrace the Gospel as a student. Jesus is my teacher. In every part of the Bible where Jesus ministered, it was always a lesson. So may I always remember that perfection isn’t in my identity. I am a student constantly being molded into understanding higher dimensions. May I also remember that in being a student, there is a grace that reaches for me. For the times when I fail, He doesn’t write me off. Rather, He writes the deed off and embraces me like I’ve never sinned. Grace is sometimes hard to submit to with the human eye, but it exists in the Heavenly places just for you. God, you know this year has not been picture-perfect-pretty for me. You know my heart and the weight I stubbornly carry. In 2019, I pray that you continue to break shackles off of me and off of all of your sons and daughters. In entering 2018, I wrote how “I know that you could care less about what year it is; you are not moved by time. But you do care that I continue to die daily and walk faithfully in our covenant...“ So with that truth still relevant, I declare healing in the spiritual and the natural. I get weak sometimes Lord— strengthen me and teach me. Teach me how to accept grace. And may Heaven continue to enter my heart in the most beautiful way. I love you, God. You are the greatest gift ever received. Keep me in perfect peace God, through flaws and all. “If You gladly chose surrender, so will I.” Merry Christmas and Happiest of Holidays to you, -jrm Scriptures to meditate on: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” -Philippians 4:6 “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’” -Psalm 46:10 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” -Isaiah 43:18-19 “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” -James 4:7 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” -Matthew 11:28 “Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.” -2 John 1:9 The act of surrendering is in itself so much bigger than your situation. When you surrender, it is your entire life that you are offering up. This includes plans, desires, timelines, and everything else.
And I’m one of those believers who plan everything. I had a way I saw my college years going. I have a way I desire my love story to manifest. And if something falls out of plan, I completely become overwhelmed and have the audacity to say “this isn’t God” as if my plans aligned to God’s will from the jump— as if I have the best interest for my soul. God has literally stripped so many things from me this year. He’s erased plans. He’s released people from around me. He has completely flipped the way I thought year 19 was suppose to go. And in this, I’ve learned that I had a spirit of perfection. Meaning that everything had to go a certain way and if a mistake is made, I would carry myself in shame as if I don’t have a Savior who gave His life for that. As if grace doesn’t extend and has an expiration date. But something that my Spelman sister told me the other night while ministering to me was that “perfect is not ministry”. I am not perfect. I am not worthy. But somehow, still, I am chosen. That’s the grace I allow myself to be carried by. What I want to tell you today is that it is still safe to surrender. It is safe to come out from hiding whether it be in shame, defeat, or guilt. I know it seems like hell is breaking all around you, but your surrender declares demons to kill themselves in front of you. I pray that you wholeheartedly follow God into the unknown places. One of my mentors told me that “you have to be okay with being God’s pawn”. You’re not going to have all of the answers, but you will have the presence of God that moves on your behalf, that brings you clarity if you seek with an open heart. There is nothing too bad you have done that Christ didn’t die for. If we didn’t make mistakes there wouldn’t be room for God. Stop making a home in your plans because your plans can disrupt your breakthrough. It’s safe to surrender here. Wherever you are. It’s safe. I had my breakthrough last night at church. I don't know why this breakthrough inspired me so to come back to a blog I haven't written on in almost a year, but here I am. Available and free. There is much more to be said in the coming weeks. The testimonies about how my mind was almost lost. The testimonies about how the devil tried to kill my bloodline. But as for now, find me here trusting in God so fiercely. Because I realize that there is a whole other realm that God is working in on my behalf. I’m tuning in to that realm more closely. And if God is still working, then I am still knowing. So you're not sure if you want to commit to a life of purity. Hey, girl. Let me talk to you. Making the decision to wait until marriage has been the best decision of my life, of course directly behind choosing Christ. Because I have chosen to wait for God to reveal the lover of my soul, I have learned so much about love. I learned what I deserve, and what I am truly worth. Let me bring you back to the very first story of the Bible, Adam and Eve. Eve was a woman whom God created out of the rib of Adam. Before this, though, God created Adam in His image. Adam was created one with God. This means that when God created animals, He immediately brought them to Adam to name the animals, and it was so. It was so and God did not question or discuss it because they shared the same mind. They were intimate. They were one. Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. Genesis 2:19 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 But when God saw that man needed a wife and created Eve, there was a difference this time. Before God brought Eve to Adam, He told Eve that she was "woman". So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[g]and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[h] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. Genesis 2:21-22 This is significant because He had not done this with the animals. This is so important. Before Eve was revealed to Adam, she knew who she was through God. Adam did not name her first. I highlight this story once again in my teaching of purity because it shows that we as women must find our identity in Abba and not in man. Women try to find themselves in men... sleeping with them only to be seeking the intimacy that only God can provide. Having sex outside of marriage will have you committed to someone because of the way they make you feel, and this also accounts for oral sex. Ladies and gentlemen, oral sex is sex. Oral sex can still create STDs... spiritually transmitted demons. Woman of God, your worth is not bound to a bed just the same as it is not bound to a grave. Get up. See, when I commit my life at the altar to the man God crafted for me, I will be committing to him with a clean heart that is ready to love the way God loves and intended. I will know who I am without my husband needing to confirm it because I sought the everlasting, ever-present love of God first, not a relationship. Like with Eve, the first thing she saw was God, and then she was brought to Adam. Eve was created through one man's rib, not multiple men. And some of you may be thinking, "but Jas, I'm in a relationship with one man and I just want to have sex with him. What's wrong with that?" For one, it is outside the Will of God. (you neverrrrr want to live outside of that, homegirl.) But two, when you give in to that sin, it lets God know that you are not serious about your covenant to Him. God won't bless fornication. Die to yourself and your desires. Become one with God. If it's so easy to give into sin, it lets God know that you are not ready for marriage. You are not ready to be join your life with someone and be one flesh. Where's the conviction? You are not ready to be an ordained couple because just as quickly as you fall into bed you can fall out of love. Where is the fasting and praying together? You choose to wait just as you choose to love. It's a decision, not a feeling. If you love that man through God, you will not give him your body until marriage. It will strengthen your relationship and your heart to fight temptation individually and collectively with your future husband. It's going to be hard, but the reward is grand. Because after my wedding, I will give my husband a part of me... a love that no one has ever received. It will be beautiful, and most importantly, it will be ordained by God. And it will be peaceful because he will be my husband and I am sharing myself with someone who cherishes me and will pursue my heart until his or my final breath. It's a decision of forever. That's the type of intimacy I'm waiting for. No heartbreak, just love. No "I'm feenin' for you, come over", just "hey husband, come home". Hallelujah. When you wait in your singleness, you will know how to wait for anything in your individual walk. When you wait as a couple before marriage, you will walk into your marriage knowing how to deal with "the wait" in anything. Because when I wait, Abba, You strengthen my heart. There is nothing better than waiting on God. It has been almost four years since I made that decision. No, I have never dated (anything before my resurrection does not count, for I did not know what love was). So, I understand I have never gone through the temptation of being in a relationship wanting to fulfill that desire. But, hold on. Satan tempted Jesus, remember? And what did Jesus say? Get thee behind me, Satan!!!! Every time you think about fulfilling that desire, draw closer to Abba. Pray without ceasing. Ladies, pursue God with your whole heart. Identify in Him, only. You are beautiful. You are worth the wait. You must love yourself first before God revealing the lover of your soul. If not, then your husband's love will never be enough. You will be seeking the perfect love of God through an imperfect man. Yes, if he has died to himself He will love you like Christ loved the Church, but that will never be enough to you. And you will never love your husband enough because you haven't identified self-love and intimate love in God. Seek God first, above all else. Please. And girl, don't ever let a man pressure you into intimacy. I don't care if you've been dating for a year. If he is a reflection of Christ and pursues you like Christ pursues the church, he will wait. He will wait until he hears the most intimate words created, "I do, I do vow until death do us part". And that's the same way vice versa, men. Don't ever let a woman pressure you into intimacy. If she won't wait for you, she can leave. Remember that episode of "A Different World" when Dorian told Gina that he was saving himself, and that's that? She could get with it or bounce? Watch the scene if your memory left ya: Choose love. Choose Christ. Choose the wait.
"Do I really want to commit to purity?" I hope, I really do hope that you can look at my life and see the Glory and faithfulness of God. Abba, I love you.
It's this love... this love that continues to pursue me is what calms every fear and declares them to flee. Over the holiday break I've been confronting fears that have tried to consume me. Towards the end of 2017, I was in a much better place than I was last year, for sure. The 2016 holidays for me were spent in isolation and depression because I had tried to force "yes" to God's purposeful "no". Therefore, I ended up heartbroken, and I went into the New Year trying to seek healing and peace from a relationship that was never meant to escalate past friendship. I opened my heart to someone who my heart was never meant to be shared with. I went into 2017 with not only a broken heart, but also a strayed heart from Abba. I have been waiting on God since 14. I chose the love of Christ above man. I chose to dwell in the covering of Abba, and I have been single, choosing purity, since I joined my life with Him. I find this waiting beautiful and intimate, but it does become difficult at times. The spirit of loneliness arises and tries to consume me. Wonder is something that always ventures to me. My experience last year left me heartbroken because I was vulnerable, and when I saw that someone was actually interested in me, I was so excited. I had been longing for a relationship since I knew truly what love is and how to love. He was the first one who had shown interest in me since I renewed my life. I was too blinded by that that I refused to see what God desired for me in His will. I tried to make it work with him. I wanted it to work. I wanted to finally have someone. But it wasn't time, and he was not the person. But before I could realize that, my heart was already open. I had already made him mine in my heart. And I put more trust on him than I did on God. (ooooo girl, why?) I wasn't in a good place after that. The beginning of 2017 was learning how to forgive myself for walking outside of Abba's Will and how to move forward in my ministry of singleness with God. Being in college now, my faith has been challenged and I have felt alone many times in my spiritual journey, especially in the wait. Relationships are everywhere, literally. I had friends dating, I had classmates dating, like, everybody was dating but me. Satan began playing with my mind. I began thinking to myself, "am I pursuable? am I worthy of being loved? am I even lovable?" But Satan, I rebuke you. I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. For years, I've identified with being the friend who is always single, but gives amazing spiritual advice. I've identified with that person so much that I began to wonder if I will ever be pursued like Christ pursued the Church, or will I always be bound to receiving phone calls that begin with, "girl, I need your help". After my heartbreak in 2016, I began asking God why is everyone else dating but me. I would say "I'm living a life of purity... I'm being faithful... I know that Christ deserves to be at the center of it all, so why am I out here lonely while there are some who don't even know you or even acknowledge you are walking around in relationships?". But what I had to realize is that just because I am faithful to God does not mean He owes me anything. For being faithful to God, I receive God. I had to re-learn that He is enough and always will be enough because I deserve death for all the sins I commit daily, so let me encourage you not to be that believer who thinks that God owes them something. No, love. You receive Him. You receive the precious gift of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. GLORY TO GOD. You have to get to a place in your purity where you can acknowledge this: "God, if you call me to a life and ministry of singleness, I will be okay because I have You, and You are enough." Honestly, once I declared that a few weeks ago, I've had a sense of peace over my future. I continue to pray over my future husband (and by prayer I mean real deal, writing journals and praying over his spiritual journey).... and wait with a heart of expectancy because once I became born again I joined my heart with Abba's, so my spiritual desires are His... but instead of feeling like the future lover of my soul is so distant, I feel that he is near. Not physically (but I mean, who knows).... but I mean spiritually. I've been trying to release my doubt.... trust God more than I trust my doubts. I know that I am lovable, but it indeed has been a fear I have been dealing with, and I conquer it by remembering the love of my Lord, He whom gave His life for mine. If anything, I know that I am pursuable because Abba pursued me relentlessly. I am entering into 2018 declaring that my fears are no more. Love will find me because love found me. in the natural and the spiritual... I'm worthy of it all. Encouraging you all to wait on God is a big part of my ministry. Wait because God waited for you, and you see how glorious that was. You see the gift you received by being unfaithful, so imagine the gift for your faithfulness. Wait with expectancy, but with heart to know that no one will ever love you, pursue you, and value you like Christ. Ladies, your future husband will be a reflection of that love but will never be the love that died for you. Stop pursuing a relationship more than you pursue Christ. Because it will be the love of Christ that guides your future relationship because his love and your love will simply never be enough. Men, pursue her wholeheartedly. Be intentional about her.... never have her questioning your intentions. Abba, I love you. I know that you are not moved by time. You could care less what year it is. But you do care that I continue to die daily and walk faithfully in our covenant. And I will, forever and always. And as for my fears, I choose surrender. And I will choose surrender over and over again to receive Your love. I trust you, but I am imperfect. Strengthen me, Jesus. I know you will come like the morning's sunrise... like the sweet fragrance of a new year. Hey 2018. Scriptures to Meditate On: When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19 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 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 |
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