Fear 101

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After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram
in a vision, saying, ‘FEAR not Abram; I am thy shield, and they
exceeding great reward.

Well I must tell you that it
is interesting the things that I have realized already….Abram was
having a discussion with God and God starts off this discussion with
“Fear Not” As a kid I was taught to fear God and yet…that was not
WHOLLY correct I was taught to have fear and trembling so to
speak….be on pins and needles. Not so. Not so at all. As long as
you are obeying God’s word (and I mean ALL of it) than you have NOTHING
to fear. Maybe I am getting ahead of where I actually am. As long as
you are where God wants you…you will be protected and rewarded. Not
to say that everything is all hunky dory all the time. Don’t forget we
live in a fallen world and when you are surrounded by a world full of
sinners sometimes we have to reap their consequences too. Unfait you
might say well I find it much better than spending Eternity in hell
…How about you!?! 

My Walk monday – Fear 101

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Well here it goes after I Promised yesterday a verse by verse look
at fear-It’s amazing thatthe first mention of fear is right after the
flood! It is found in Genesis 9:2 (note this will be in the KJV until I
get a new ESV!) Genesis 9:2And the FEAR
of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and
upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and
upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Hmmm, I see a few things here.

  • Funny how we (humans) are the very first thing “feared” in the Bible. NOT GOD. Perhaps that is why the flood happened!
  • there was no mention of fear prior to this verse….even after the
    fall. Fear was not a result of the fall! (very interesting to me since
    we Christians leand ourselves to blaming all unpleasant thngs to the
    fall)
  • in verse three it refers to men eating meat…despite the fact men had been wearing furs for clothing since the fall

Okay so a few questions…

  • why after the flood and why not after the fall
  • what is the difference between killing an animal for clothing and killing an animal for food
  • Why hasn’t the fear of God been mentioned to this point

Okay so do you have any thoughts i would love to hear them!

Simple womans daybook

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 For Today…July 6, 2009 Outside my window… Sunshine…Blessed
sunshine I am thinking… a beautiful and PEACEFUL morning is so hard
to come by these days. I am soaking up every minute of it! From the
learning rooms… NOTHING! I am thankful for… a great husband who is
growing in his walk…I am so thanful that he is NOT one of those men
that thinks because he is a pastor he has it all figured out and that he
has arrived From the kitchen… hopefully some yummy cookies, bread
from the new bread machine and whatever i choose for dinner I am
wearing… pinkie purple satiny PJ’s hair back and bare feet! I am
reading… Prayer by Philip Yancey, Disciplines of the Home by Anne
Ortlund and A Beth Moore Bible Study…Along with various Bible passages
having to do with fear… I am hoping… to accomplish a big surprise
for hubby while he is away this morning I am creating… a cool
surprise for hubby while he takes Tornado for some medical tests…It
promises to be fun and I will have lady bugs help!!! I am praying…
for Tornado’s tests to be fine and for strength and courage for my
hubby as he faces what seems like an impossible task…Shepherding a
flock of sinners!…It’s only impossible without God. And we have a
great flock! Around the house… learning VBS tunes….Kitchen work.
craft room is disrepair and various other sundry things! One of my
favorite things… my garden as it grows….GRASS and all! A few plans
for the rest of the week… Hmm I have learned as a pastor’s wife..No
plans make for an easier time when plans get changed….it doesn’t mean I
don’t have A PLAN! Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you…  Litt weasel.JPG

Programmed to Fear

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Normally on Sundays I put up the Be Still Sundays badge or I just don’t
blog but I was convicted this morning as I sat in Church. (I love
when that Happens because hubby is the PASTOR!) But I found myself
squirming a little as he spoke about how our country is been and ill be
in the future. But I have been programmed to become uncomfortable when
things that are true are said yo start to FEAR what might happen.
Somethings that have been threatened to churches in the past is that
they might loose their tax free status. That is huge for a church
because then a church becomes a business and most churches cannot afford
those kinds of taxes. But then I began to think on a much smaller
scale…. My home I have been programmed to fear what goes on in my
home too. Such as the form of discipline that I choose to use with my
children. The result: FEAR of loosing my children to a sometimes
brutal system when in reality my home was WAY MORE LOVING! So here is
what I am going to do about this fear! I have a plan. I am going to
study fear in the Bible. I am going to use the concordance and EVERY
day I am going to post one verse and we’ll talk about it! So together
we can learn what kind of role it SHOULD play in our every day lives
and I hardly think it is the way i have been applying it! Just a few
thoughts!Have a great Sunday!