Never Fear….He is There!

Hebrews 13:5 “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

This verse means so much to me. I take it very personally and I believe it with all my heart.
God will never leave me and He will not forsake me. I've gone through some hard trials, emotionally and physically, the last few years. I know others have been through more and worse. I'm not complaining. It's just the truth. There are times when I don’t think I'm going to make it. Sometimes I just "feel" alone. Then I remember this verse…...

Sometimes I look at others and it seems like their faith is rewarded in such a huge way and it seems that there is no mistaking that God did something for them. I think that's why God tells me in this verse to be content.

I can see that my faith has grown through every trial. Every time a new blow from the world comes along, I dig my heels in a little deeper and I cling a little tighter to God’s Word and pray. I pray because I don’t want to believe the devil’s lies.

God said He will never leave me… and I believe Him!

I think one of the lies the devil tries to use on me is when he tells me that I don’t really believe what I say I do. He causes me to doubt my own resolve! What a deceiver my adversary is! He preys on my “feelings” and causes me to doubt the power of my Almighty God!

I "feel" bad when bad things happen. I "feel" sad when sad things happen. I "feel" a lot of things. But, that doesn’t mean I'm not trusting God that all things will work together for good. Satan loves to use our feelings to lie to us. I must always go back to where the truth is…


Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

I'm writing this down to encourage myself in the Lord today. David had to encourage himself in the Lord. So why should it be any different for me.


I Samuel 30:6 “And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters:
but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.”

David was "feeling" greatly distressed. Sometimes I feel the same way too. I'm so thankful for the times that God does huge wonderful things for other people and for me. I love to see answered prayer! It makes my faith grow even more.

But what I love most of all, is the everyday- every moment- abiding truth… that God has said He will be there. In every situation…He is there. He has ordained my trial. My faith in Him is what pleases God and faith is what will keep me going.

Maybe tomorrow will be a great day. Maybe I will feel well. Maybe the things I have been praying about will be answered. Maybe I will come forth as gold at the end of my trials or maybe I will be a huge flop. Only God knows. Either way, God has promised that He will be there.

How can I give up? How can I not love Him and fall at His feet in adoration. He's more
than wonderful to me.

I’m so thankful that He is there…