A recent Bible Study brought out the aspect of peace as an indicator of hearing God’s voice. It mentioned a sense of overwhelming assurance and well-being as a signal of our Lord’s answer to prayer or direction for our lives.
In my current situation, I am looking for this state of being with intensity. I’m tired of living in a perpetual place of worry, my life-long addiction. Mentally, I know that the solution is to trust in my Lord and Savior.
Has He ever failed me? Certainly not!
Has He provided me with constant answers to my concerns, some of which verge on the miraculous? You bet! And yet €¦
I identify with Paul’s self-analysis regarding the good he would do, but does not. Can I learn to live without my constant companions of worry and fear?
Even though my mind recognizes the truth of God’s trustworthiness, my little girl heart stays wrapped in a cocoon of self-protection and control. Trust anyone? Of course not! Allow intimacy with friends or family? Too scary.
How can I get past this giant wall of trust resistance? Like Bob, I need to take baby steps. I’ll allow a friend to give me a hug while I stay soft and unrigid. I’ll reach out with a phone call to a neighbor who’s missing from our Scrabble game. I’ll let God speak to me about my problem with family members and follow His directions. I’ll wait for that sense of peace and then act.
Can I do it? It’s late in the day to start but never too late. Right, God? With You as my new trusted Companion, I can do this. You bet!
Dianna
Sharing the Fruit of Maturity
