In review of Isaiah 43:2, God tells me that “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” (NLT)
Despite my spiritual failure, God shows me mercy, he will bring me back from captivity, and restore me. He will give me an outpouring of love, not wrath. God wants others to know what he alone has done. God redeems and calls me by name because I belong to him. In the past God had protected Israel in times of trouble. He will protect me as well. I too am important to Him and bear his wonderful name, I must never do anything that would bring Him shame.
This is a stressful and unsettled time. At times I feel like I’m going through it alone.
But I’m not! I’m learning that God sees and cares about what I’m going through. He’s right beside me, no matter the situation or circumstances I’m facing.
There is nothing to fear when I know God is near. No matter what I face in the future, I will never face it alone. Deuteronomy 31:6 says, “So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you” (NLT).
Satan will plant all kinds of seeds of doubt and fear in my mind like, “What if I get sick?” or “What if the economy continues to tank?” or “What if there is no new job for me after my time with my current employer?”
Learn to give those fears to Jesus and then remember God promised to never abandon me. I don’t have to know what the future holds because I know who holds the future. God promises, he will be with me.
In summary, when I go through deep waters, God promises to be with me. When I go through rivers of difficulty, I will not drown. When I walk through the fire of oppression, I will not be burned up. Despite my spiritual failure, God shows me mercy, he will bring me back from captivity, and restore me. He will give me an outpouring of love, not wrath. He will protect me. I must never do anything that would bring Him shame. In this stressful and unsettled time, God sees and cares about what I’m going through. He’s right beside me, no matter the situation or circumstances I’m facing. Therefore there is nothing to fear when I know God is near. No matter what, I will never face it alone. Satan will plant all kinds of seeds of doubt and fear in my mind. I need to learn to give those fears to Jesus and remember God promised to never abandon me. I don’t have to know what the future holds because I know who holds the future.
Father, I know that my mind started rehearsing last night how I and my team have been hurt and the tendency to want to hurt back. But that is not what you want. There are ways to bring awareness to others without a negative response. Also, I know my mind is taken off course by the devil with doubt. It was helpful to bring to mind scriptures to combat this, and to change the thoughts more towards what I’d like to see in the future.
I pray this morning Father, with the help of the Holy Spirit within me that I never do anything to bring you shame. That I stay the course and do the best job I can. Help me to be an example and to encourage my team. I pray for a future that benefits you and what you want me to accomplish. Help protect my team and provide them opportunities as well. I ask you also for wisdom and guidance for my day, work, tasks, leadership and interactions with others. These things I ask in you Son Jesus name, Amen.
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