Encouragement For Women

According to merriam-webster the English word fear can imply anxiety and loss of courage or profound reverence and awe especially toward God. So it is also safe to say that fear can be a great immobilizer or a great motivator. We can allow the anxiety of fear in our lives to cripple us whether it be based on experiences or be imagined. Or we can be moved by the awe of fearing God to propel us to holy living. My son recently became aware of the idea of monsters, great thanks to the Curious George cartoon on PBS. I have begun my campaign to assure him that such creatures do not exist, but only in our minds. (Yes, I am aware of the supernatural demonic realm....) Thankfully God granted me wisdom in answering these many questions my three year old fired at me. I was amazed at one question/answer session. "Monsters don't exist." "But what if they do?" "They don't." "But what if they do?" "If monsters did exist and I saw one I...

Happy 4 th ! Hope you are all enjoying the freedom that comes from knowing Christ as your personal Savior and wisdom from God’s word! Today I sit at the computer humbled and greatly in need of Jesus’ loving arms. I don’t know if you can relate, but it seems like as the years go by trials get bigger and lessons to be learned even bigger. I wish to share with you something about which I lack much of, the fear of the Lord – the beginning of wisdom. King Solomon penned this in Ecclesiastes (Chp.12), “13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Richard Mayhue in his book, Practicing Proverbs Wise Living for Foolish Times describes fear of the Lord as this; “On the one hand, there is the sweet awe, reverence and submission to the Lord in whom a true believer delights because of hi...