Sometimes it brings me to tears to realize how…much I don’t know my God. I’ve been a Christian for my whole entire life. When people ask me, I give them the honest answer that I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t a Christian. And yet, I doubt God so much sometimes. And it’s because I don’t truly understand or trust Who He is. Almost 20 years, and I know so little of who He is. Part of the reason I have such a hard time trusting Him is because I know what He’s capable of. He let my little brother get cancer, and be so sick. He also healed my brother. He gives such great, amazing blessings, but He also has the power, the absolute RIGHT, to take it all away. And i’m realizing that I am scared to death of this. I don’t even know why I’m all of a sudden scared of this. It seems like I would have delt with this years ago…
I am so thankful that He’s given us His Word. He didn’t have to. He doesn’t owe us anything. Yet He gives us His word, His Words, that reassure me, and speak truth to me when I doubt. I am thankful that Jesus loves my loved ones more than I am even capable of comprehending.
The Lord, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing. ~Zephaniah 3:17
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. ~Psalm 103:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. ~Jeremiah 29:11
And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. ~Romans 5:3-5
For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ~Romans 5:7-8