How many times have you heard somebody say after a big, unpleasant event in their lives, "Dreading it was the worst part."?
I have experienced dread many times, including before my recent surgery. Perhaps for that reason Proverbs 1:33 jumped at me this morning. It talks about a freedom from dread. There is no reason that we ever have to experience this kind of self inflicted dread. Heeding God's words of wisdom are the key to that peaceful freedom.
"But he who listens to me [wisdom] shall live securely, and shall be AT EASE FROM THE DREAD OF EVIL." Proverbs 1:33
J Place
About Me
- Mom to Anyone
- I am the busy, busy, blessed mother of 3 girls, 8 boys, one son-in-law, and one daughter-in-law. I am also grandma to beloved Haelley Erin and Brennan Caleb. Our youngest son was born in June 2007 with a unilateral cleft lip and partially bilateral cleft palate. We have educated our children completely at home. Six of our eleven children were born at home with a midwife present. I absolutely love the home birth topic, so please feel free to bring it up.
1 comment:
It has always been a comfort to know that Jesus experienced extreme anxiety/dread/fear in the garden before his crucifixion. He could not receive support from his sleepy apostles, but God was there to strengthen his resolve despite the dread. Therein is our comfort/peace/strength as well. Though we too, from time to time, must walk through the fire rather than avoid it, God is our ever present help. How humbling!
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