In Other Words: Delivered From Fear

Ps 91:10-11
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
(KJV)

One of the biggest things I’ve been delivered from since becoming a Christian is fear. As a young girl I remember times when I would wake up in the night, petrified that some danger lurked beyond the doors. I recall sitting and staring at the front or back door, afraid to go back to sleep. I was a teenager during this time, not a small child having nightmares and afraid of the boogeyman. Other times I would wake up pinned to my bed, unable to move but there was no one there. I would look towards my sisters in a neighbouring bed and be unable to call out to them. Relief would come only as I prayed the only prayers I then knew: the Our Father prayer and the 23rd Psalm. I didn’t know Jesus then but when I did come to know Him as my Lord and Saviour, I was freed from this tormenting kind of fear. The words of this scripture became real to me. The Lord gave his angels charge over me and covered me with his blood. Since then I’ve never experienced this tormenting kind of fear or wakened with that feeling of being pinned to my bed, helpless. I have been set free. Thank you, Jesus.

In Other Words 14_10_2008

“A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself,but a spiritual man is easy on others and hard on himself.” by A.W.Tozer


This quote carries me right back to Luke 18:11-13 where I see the prayer of the sinner and the prayer of the Pharisee. I remember being like the Pharisee. Not necessarily praying like him and pointing out the sins of others but having that invincible feeling that I could do no wrong because, of course, I loved God so much. That lasted till I fell. Again. And Again.

1 Cor 10:12
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.(KJV)

Now even when I see the wrong of others I try not to judge because my weaknesses come before me. My sin comes before me. I’m reminded that I am kept only by the grace of God. I go before him with fear and trembling because I want to be right and stay right with Him. When I see the wrongs of others, I remember that sometimes i do things i don't want to do and don't do things i really want to do. This really helps me to keep perspective on things and also it's easier to show love/understanding to someone else in their own situation. Because believe me I've been there and it's only through His mercies that i can still say Abba Father.

Gal 6:1
1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. (KJV)