Trust in God, good things are coming

Brothers,

This morning as I tried to spend time with God, I was interupted time and time again and finally was able to read this. I was reminded that God is always there and will answer your prayers like we saw on Tuesday with the man that Brother Charlie had meet that day and brought to Wildmen. That man cried out the lord that morning and God put Charlie in his path. I am struggling today........ Attacked on every side.... and I am feeling week and this is what was sent to me and I am sharing it with you in case any of my brothers are down today, be lifted up and know that God is with us always and we are to praise him in the good times and the bad. Jesus we Love you and Trust you. Amen

Fear Not!
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1 by Os Hillman
Friday, October 30 2009

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7
God calls each of us to engage in spiritual warfare at times. Whenever satan wants to come against one of God's children, he does so by trying to intimidate through fear. Goliath's formidable size and arrogant boasting intimidated Saul and Israel's army. And because God's anointing had fallen from Saul, he was unable to respond with courage to Goliath's charge. Fear paralyzes and torments. That is why Saul could not respond.

The anointing had fallen on David, who was just a young boy, but mighty in spirit. David did not cower at the size or shouts of the giant Goliath. He saw Goliath through the eyes of God, who saw him as a mere speck. David had righteous indignation for an affront to the armies of the living God.

David did not weigh the risk of failure because his faith was resting totally in God. That is another important factor in overcoming fear-complete trust in God. When the Lord began training me to confront fear, the training grounds were a groundless lawsuit, intimidations, and calamity that confronted my very existence. Learning that these were merely tactics of the enemy, designed to instill fear, allowed me to stand firm in God's power to overcome.

Do not fear sudden calamity if you are walking uprightly before God. It may be setting the stage for a great victory that will bring praise and honor to your heavenly Father. These battles are training grounds for greater victories to come.