Fear
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth. -Psalm 121:1-2
Ever hear someone say, “All answers to your problem can be found in the Bible”? The above verse in Psalms tells us our help comes from God. So I will assume help for anything will come from God. I think I could write several posts on this theme. Today I was starting to feel fearful. I turned to the Word:
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
I took a lot of comfort in these words, I am starting to feel very overwhelmed with all that lays ahead of me. December will fly by with the busyness of the holidays. January is extremely full of hospital appointments and a stay just a couple of weeks before our baby is due. I am not looking forward to being that pregnant and sleeping on an air mattress at the hospital. Joel also has an MRI just days before I am due. I am starting to feel tired and uncomfortable, and wondering how I am going to pull off all of these appointments. I guess I am most worried that I ‘ll go into labor at one of Joel’s appointments. Crazy I know but if I let my mind go I can begin to get quite anxious.
“I will strengthen you and help you;” There is a lot of peace in those words for me.
We all have fears, we can entertain them and work ourselves up or we can confront them and deal with them. Sometimes, depending on the fear, there are steps you can take to deal with those fears. When it comes to fears that deal with the unknown we need to trust in the One who holds the future. I don’t know what tomorrow will hold anymore than I know what day this baby will be born and worrying about it won’t change a thing.
Anytime I start to feel overwhelmed or worried I am going to lean on those words… “So do not fear, for I am with you;… I will strengthen you and help you;”
Trusting…
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3 Comments
marlece
You are SUPERWOMAN my friend Cheryl, S.U.P.E.R.W.O.M.A.N, do you hear me????!!! I am amazed that which you are able to do and growing a precious babe at the same time. I am praying for you Cheryl, One day at a time, you want to grow that baby to the END so that he/she will come out healthy and strong. Can't you get them to bring you a bed to sleep next to Joel when you stay in this condition? Give me their number I think I want to call them! ha! Just teasin', just know this girl thinks you are something else!
Savannah
it's not crazy to worry about going into labour at an inconvenient time..heck i worry about going into labour at the grocery store when i'm close to being due lol…not sure if there's anything i can do to help, but if there is, let me know..hope the season goes smoothly for you, and hope to see you soon!
Quinn
Your attitude is remarkable and such a gift and encouragement! I'll be sure to be praying for you. Have you memorized the hymn How Firm A Foundation? It has that last Scripture you referenced and would be a lovely way to keep that verse rolling through your head on the more difficult days.