Recently my sister and her husband took in three siblings that they love as their own. You would just have to know my brother in law. He's a big grizzly bear with a bigger heart. These little blessings call him Daddy. That says so much about the man he is.
Fear. My mind immediately began to imagine the worst that morning. All I could do was cry. Losing him. It scared me. I just didn't understand how God could or would allow that to happen. I sent out prayer request to my closest friends and family.
I know God has a purpose for everything. He works through circumstances. Unable to sleep Saturday evening, I googled verses on worry. And God began to comfort me through His word as I prayed for His glory to rain down...
Sarah,
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
In power,
God
And that was that. God replaced my anxieties with peace. He simply spoke to my heart…if I can deliver Daniel from the lion's den, the three from the fiery furnace, my people from the Egyptians; can I not deliver your brother in law? Am I not the same God? YES, YOU ARE, GOD!!! A little seed of faith was planted.
Surgery is over. God is good! No cancer. The lesion that was seen on Friday is not there. No trac. No feeding tube. He may even come home today. I'm reminded today even Great people of faith sometimes doubt. But God! He only ask for just a little faith. Faith like a mustard seed.
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