Dear Friends, Family, Partners and Readers thank you for joining me today!!
It's been a while since I've posted and a lot has happened in the world!
Well, here is what has been going on in my life lately and a short Word of Encouragement during these uncertain times.
I've been very fortunate to be working from home
Even though the lockdown is not good for small businesses, I really enjoyed the time to just slow down a bit.
I was able to catch up on work, sleep and life in general!
There is just something about coffee in bed,
Bible Study times,
Creative Times,
And of course cooking! I do love to cook and bake, and I have not had a lot of time to do so, its was the perfect excuse now!
However, even though I've enjoyed this life, I do miss my work colleagues, college and students and really hope and pray everything can go back to normal very soon!
I am of course very thankful for technology, and the ability to connect with people online!!
Perfect Love Cast Out Fear!
As the media, TV and people are screaming fear at this moment there is many opportunities for us to get fearful of one aria of another.
Fear is simply False Evidence Appearing Real, But sometime it appears VERY real!
This was something that I struggled with for a LONG time. I had fear of the unknown, of people and something as silly as falling down the stairs.
These were all fears that I had. And it wasn’t until I got a revelation on how to counter fear that I was able to one by one take these fear and overcome them!
Isaiah 8:13 says
Don’t fear anything except the Lord of the armies of heaven! If you fear him, you need fear nothing else
Back when I was younger I thought this means we have to literally be scared of God!
Later I read the scriptures, and thought I understood that fearing God meant.
But then one day I finally understood that To Fear God is to fear nothing els,
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love castes our fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love
The AMP says He is not made perfect in love - has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love
If you do not understand how much God loves you, you will be fearful. But when you truly knows how much He cares for you, you’ll trust Him to work it out!
My dad always use to say “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care!”
You need to know how much God cares about You!
The phrase “Fear Not” is used over 80 times in the Bible, probably because God knew that when we fear we lose creativity, we lose hope, we lose vision.
To Fear God means you Fear nothing els! To fear God means you don’t fear any other situation because you KNOW and UNDERSTAND that God Loves you.
- When you understand that God loves you won’t be scared of running out of finances, because you know He will provide for you.
Philippians 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
- When you Know that God loves you, you won’t be scared of the unknown because the Bible says God had gone before you. He’s got your back, His got you covered.
Deu 31:8 And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
When I understood this, anytime fear would creep into my mind, I would stop it right there. I would trace it back to a promise of God, I would trace it back to what I know to be true of God and His Nature!
You might think this is weird, but when I had nightmares it would be about time! I would dream I was late or ran out of time for something! It was strange for me, until I decided to trace it back.
Why am I fearful of time?
And it dawned on me that I was fearful of running out of time, of being to late. Running out of time to do what God has called me to do. Running out of time to see my dreams, and prophecies come to pass.
Today I would like to ask you, What is it that you have nightmares about? What do you stress and worry about? Are you scared of getting sick? Are you scared of losing your job or your business?
Trace it back to a promise of God! There are SO many promises in the Word for every situation that we go through - God your Father, has got you! He wants you to come to Him, give Him your Fear and in Return He will give you His Love, Peace and He will supply all your needs! (Phil 4:19)
I'd also like to take this opportunity to let you know if you need any scriptures to stand on, or if you simply need prayer.
Please feel free to drop a comment below or send me an e-mail - Heidi-Mari(at)aboverubies(dot)co(dot)za and I'd be more than happy to pray and stand in agreement with you!
Until Next Time, Stay Positive, Stay in the Word of God and Stay stay Joyful!
Much Blessings
Heidi-Mari
1 John 4:18 AMP
There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love].
