"we can choose to accept now that we are not our past mistakes or the hurtful experiences that have happened to us." You preach Adjoa 🙏. Thanks for sharing! Fear is such a terrible liar. It robs us of the present and keeps us in a terrible cycle of bondage. Two scriptures that come to mind are Phillipians 4:6-8 and 1 Peter 5:7 below .
"Casting all your cares [all your anxieties, worries, concerns once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deep affection and watches over you very carefully] 1 Peter 5:7
I guess in the midst of our fears we sometimes forget there is a God bigger than our fears. And that fears sole purpose is to hinder or oppose the work He wants to do through us. In looking at old pictures, I have come to realize that looking through the lens of gratitude works wonders. Like seeing a terrible place we were and realizing how far God has brought us. Fear is a thief, stealing joy when we need to be grateful, I believe that's why the bible says we should give no place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27) and to resist him (James 4:7). I will end with this scripture. "When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid...." Psalm 56. Thanks again for sharing Adjoa.
"we can choose to accept now that we are not our past mistakes or the hurtful experiences that have happened to us." You preach Adjoa 🙏. Thanks for sharing! Fear is such a terrible liar. It robs us of the present and keeps us in a terrible cycle of bondage. Two scriptures that come to mind are Phillipians 4:6-8 and 1 Peter 5:7 below .
"Casting all your cares [all your anxieties, worries, concerns once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deep affection and watches over you very carefully] 1 Peter 5:7
I guess in the midst of our fears we sometimes forget there is a God bigger than our fears. And that fears sole purpose is to hinder or oppose the work He wants to do through us. In looking at old pictures, I have come to realize that looking through the lens of gratitude works wonders. Like seeing a terrible place we were and realizing how far God has brought us. Fear is a thief, stealing joy when we need to be grateful, I believe that's why the bible says we should give no place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27) and to resist him (James 4:7). I will end with this scripture. "When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid...." Psalm 56. Thanks again for sharing Adjoa.
Thank you for being here Dela and your generous comment ✨!