When I think back to my younger years as a Christian, I remember being fearful of God examining my mind. I didn’t want to share with Him my inmost fears, thinking he would turn it against me to “use it for my good.”
For example, if I had a fear about having a child with Down syndrome and not knowing what I would do, would he give me one, just to teach me he would give me wisdom from above?
If I was afraid of my husband dying on the road in a car crash, would he read my thoughts and allow it come to pass, because I needed to learn how to trust God above all? What if I needed to learn a lesson about patience? About God as my provider? And so on…This fear held my prayers in check, until I meditated on this verse…
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
I realized while it is true God will allow trials in our life for various reasons, He is not just trying to teach us lessons. He really wants to see us prosper. He wants us to be fruitful. And, in John 10:10, Jesus says:
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
In light of that, I take a step back, and trust in the love God has for me. He sees the big picture.
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