By Annie

Psalm 21:4-6 NIV

He asked you for life, and you gave it to him - length of days, forever and ever. Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty. Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with joy of your presence.

Throughout life, we face many challenges that sometimes cause fear and anxiety. Knowing that God is on our side, we can have peace.

Today's devotional talks about how we commonly associate the words fear and fright with one another, they don't mean the same thing. Having the fear of the Lord means we respect Him. It means we are in awe of Him. God does not want us to be afraid of Him, in fact He is a God of great joy, and He wants us to seek Him.

I have said it time and time again, that when you are in a relationship or dating someone, you do not get to know ALL about them in one sitting. It takes time to get to know someone fully, and even then you don't fully know them, but we have to be intentional about spending more time with that person. That's how God wants us to be with Him. God loves it when we seek Him, when we make time for Him, when we go to Him in prayer.

He does not want us to fear Him in the way way we would be scared to go to Him with our worries, our cares, our desires, our heartbreaks or excitement. Like any parent, God is excited when we go to Him and tell Him about our day. We can approach Him in such a way like we were meeting with our best friend, our confidante.

He already knows what we are about to say before we even say a word. We don't have to sugar-coat anything. We can be honest. We can be candid. We can be truthful. We can share anything and everything with Him.

The way in which I journal everyday, I take my thoughts to God in the same manner. I know He hears me. I can cry to Him. I can get angry with Him and even question why things happened the way they did, but I am also careful to give him the honor, respect, and glory -- for the things that did happen all happened for a reason. Much of what has already happened or will happen is out of my control anyway, but if I can be obedient to what God wants me to do in any given situation, even if it's just a small baby step. It's planting a seed, and that's fine. It's what He's called me to do.

Not everyone can be an evangelist. Someone has to plant a seed. Another person comes along to water the seed, and another comes to tend to the soil, etc. We all have a part in God's plan -- so we can trust He has our best interests at heart.

My journey is always changing, ever evolving. I'm grateful and so honored to have God go with me, before me, beside me, behind me, and within me every step of the way.

Thank you God.

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Song: Seasons

Artist: Telecasted

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