Do You Fear God?

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This may seem a bit jumbled because unfortunately that is how my brain has been functioning. On Saturday I shared with you how God brought unexpected blessings during my time of trial. As I mentioned before, this does not happen all the time, in fact it rarely happens so when it does I am humbled and in awe. But God was not done speaking with me yet.

Earlier this year God and I had a back and forth conversation that went like this:

    God: Do you fear me?

    Me: Sure Lord I fear you?

    God: Is your fear of me greater than your fear of stepping out of your comfort zone?

    Me: (answering quickly) Oh yes Lord, when you say jump I will say how high. Who do you want me to talk to?

    God: I want you to speak at the Women Tea.

    Me: (silence)

    God: Do you fear me?

    Me: Did you mean like in a group larger than two people?

    God: yes

Long story short I agreed (after tears and pleading and saying “really Lord???”) and it went very well. It was all God and not my abilities. I was singing God’s praises. Yea God we did it, high five! Ok Lord I did it, can we go back to “normal living now?”

Then this Saturday came, mind you I have been “praying” about teaching a group of women in hopes this was not God’s plan for me. Have you ever prayed for God’s will in a situation, hoping it was NOT his will. ha.

Saturday after my boys basketball games I was driving home giving God excuses why I could speak for a one time event but to teach week after week is was to far out of my comfort zone, plus there are so many other teachers who are better communicators. “BUT (insert big sigh) if this is really your will God then you need to make it very evident” I said. (Just call me Ms Spiritual, I am sure God becomes pretty exhausted dealing with me)

I drove into my subdivision, retrieved the mail and saw I had received a letter from my Compassion child. She wrote me a long sweet note and the last sentence said, “Oh and I want you to read Phil. 4:13 I think it will really bless you now.”

I sat there staring at that sentence wondering if I read that right and re-read it.

Phil 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

It took a 7 year old girl from Kenya to tell me to sign up and teach a bible study class. Choked up with tears I realized God just made things very evident to me.

Want to know the real kicker (and don’t tell me God does not have a sense of humor), guess what the bible study covers?

THE FEAR OF GOD.

photo by jessi.bryan

7 thoughts on “Do You Fear God?”

  1. LOL, Lori. Looks like God has you right where He wants you. :-) )

    Thanks for sharing,

    ~Brenda

  2. Amazing! I love how God uses someone we wouldn't think to point us to wisdom.

  3. I love this post Lori, because it is so me. I struggle so much with the knowing for sure what God's will is and then stepping out of my comfort zone to be obedient. This was a huge encouragement to me.

  4. I am happy you felt encouraged, it is hard stepping out of that comfort zone
    huh? Thanks for stopping by.

  6. Love it!!!!! Yeah – God does have a sense of humor — I can attest to that. Girl, you will be great teaching…I know that He has prepared you for this :)

  7. Love it!!!!! Yeah – God does have a sense of humor — I can attest to that. Girl, you will be great teaching…I know that He has prepared you for this :)