Standing On A Promise - Grace Reyes
“GOD guards you from every evil,
he guards your very life.
He guards you when you leave and when you return,
he guards you now, he guards you always.
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As I walk along the journey that is life, I am constantly battling the attacks of the enemy to make me fearful. Fearful to make a decision, fearful of my depleting finances, and somehow second guessing the choices that I have made or am about to make. Fearful to go into the public and get sick. Fearful to enjoy a walk along the riverbank by my home. There seems to be no end in sight to fear.
Many safety nets have been ripped away and I am forced to go back to a new relationship with God. It is here that I found this verse in Psalm 121:8 from the Message translation that really resonated with me. Throughout scriptures we, as his followers have had one reassurance after another, that we will not be forsaken, yet the only message we seem to hear in our own heads is “be afraid”. I am not saying that we should not be careful and use wisdom in our interactions with others during these times of pandemic, but I have come to let you know. I will stand on a promise from this one verse to be the rule in my life rather than the exception.
His promises are sure, and I believe this wonderful more than able God to deliver me from All evil that has been formed against me and my loved ones. I walk with my Father and talk with my Abba Father. I seek rest in Him and know he is not a man to lie. He guards me and those around me because he has a purpose and plan for me to fulfill, I will walk confidently knowing who guards my coming in and going out always.