The Email

Clearly from the response after yesterday’s post, there are a
bunch of bloggy friends in the same boat – 
needing to hear and be encouraged {again!}: 

“Those who hope in the Lord will *not* be disappointed.”


Well as I mentioned the Lord’s clearing the path on the Freeway {again!} was His whispers that 

He cares,

He knows,

He’s got our back,

and

He’s faithful.

I wrote it and I meant it.  


I was feeling confidant in Him.

I went to bed really early.  I was exhausted.  When I woke in the middle of the night I found an email I had been waiting for. 

{I know, I know, why am I reading emails in the middle of the night?  But this was one I had been waiting a long time for.} 

Only thing was that the email contained news 
that I hadn’t expected.    

As I read it, panic filled my heart.

{I am soooo human friends!} 

I sat for a moment, my eyes barely open trying to figure it all out.

You know the drill:
 
“What should I do?” 

I knew I needed to pray with someone, so I called a friend who doesn’t care if it’s the middle of the night or not – she’ll pray with me anytime.  

Her words were comforting to me.  

I asked the Lord for a special word from Him.

My morning Bible study didn’t speak to my heart like it so often does.  However, as the kids and I were doing our Bible study together….here’s the scripture that was for today…Mark 4:35-40

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”  Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.  A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
He said to his disciples, 

“Why are you so afraid? 
Do you still have no faith?”
The words of verse 40 hit me with such force
and the words washed over me with a calming peace.
“Why are you so afraid? 
Do you still have no faith?”

Friends, I’m so stinkin’ human.  
And the email was so alarming to my heart… I had become afraid….and the words of Mark 4:40 were exactly what I needed. 
I have to believe that there are many of you struggling with fear and trusting God and all the rest of our very human emotions.
So I share my struggle today with you and the powerful words that came from the very heart of God as we studied together. 
I am memorizing this verse.  
Memorize it with me.
“Why are you so afraid?”

8 thoughts on “The Email

  1. Thank you!!! Today as I left PWOC/bible study for Army wives (military wives) my husband left me the truck and he took the kids and my van home. I started driving and the fuel light turned on, no money on me and no money in the account to put gas in the tank, I started praying, as I left post and hit the interstate the light went off and I noticed the tank was showing there was a little more gas in the tank. The whole way I home I prayed/praised the Lord, the gas didn't seem to go down at all. I pulled into the drive and noticed it went down just a tad, but was still higher than when I started my drive 30 miles ago.
    I then get home, check my email and see our electric bill, which we prepay for and showed we had just less than $30.00 left in our account (so about 5 days worth left), then remembered a dear friend sent us $100.00 in the form of paypal…so once again the Lord has literally kept the lights on we'll be able to put gas in the vehicles tomorrow.

  2. Ohhhhhh, how I needed this verse today!! My faith is just.so.small at times and I'm fearful A LOT! Thank you sharing! Believing for great things from God, in FAITH!:)

  3. Thank you for sharing. We are in the process of adopting and almost have our Dossier ready to send out….and then fear struck! It blind-sided me & I basically freaked about everything – but mostly the $. I came across your blog just a couple of days ago and your post today spoke to my heart. I will be memorizing this scripture with you. Thanks!

  4. Thank you- I needed this as I have lived in fear of our neighbors. We have moved but I still have dreams and I still don't completely believe that they won't continue harassing us. God told us to move- we have dealt with it for 5 years and he has protected us each time they have attacked.
    I need to rest in His peace and be comforted by His words. Thank you Linny. Saying a prayer for you too! HUGS

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