I must take a moment this morning to brag on my God! How I thank the Lord for safety! Sometimes He keeps me safe from things I don't know about at all and other times He makes His presence known through His safety! This past week, a friend from church was in a single engine plane crash. I thank God for keeping him safe! The Lord has taken care of him every step of the way throughout his recovery thus far. I also have a friend that just left for Indonesia. He also made it safely! The family I stayed with in Ethiopia just traveled back to the states back in November. I have many friends around the globe who travel and though I worry sometimes, I know the Lord has His hand upon them!
I've also seen what some people, including myself, would consider miracles! A lady in church recently had a scare with brain cancer. Guess what? No brain cancer! No brain damage after removing the tumor! What a blessing! I've seen children that have lived through car accidents and cancer, and injuries that could have very well taken their lives! I myself was sick as a child, I don't know if it was serious enough to say it was a life or death situation, but I know the Lord kept me safe! He kept me here for some reason!
Psalm 91:1 says,
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
I have a problem with worrying, with giving my burdens to the Lord. But I see through all of my worrying, it is only proving my distrust to God! I was upset and worried about something that has been on my mind for sometime now, and as I poured out my heart to a dear friend and counselor of mine, he said, "But do we still trust God?" That convicted me! Do I trust God? Watching miracle after miracle through my lifetime and seeing His hand move in so many ways and in so many various lives including my own, how can I not?
The safety of the Lord is simply one way He proves His love for us. I don't know if I fall "in the secret place of the most High" but I know, the Lord has over shadowed me since day one! So maybe I do! I have felt His presence throughout my life, and I know He will take care of me. A resolution for the year of 2017, not just an ambition, is to cast all my care upon him! Why? Because He careth for me! This is easier said than done! But it is doable!
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
1 Peter 5:7
So not only should we trust Him, we should thank Him! Thank Him that He looks over our sin and filthy way of living and comes down to where we are in order to love and keep us safe as His children! What a God! That he would care for us! Thank Him! For He is worthy of all of our admiration! And our trust!
Simply,
Sarah
