Just Follow the Word

Do you ever hold back because of what others think? Do you ever get the nudge to praise or step out and do something odd? Well today and many many times lately I let fear of man stop me dead in my tracks. I know the truth that God is not a God of fear but of love and power and of sound mind, and yet I find myself camped out in fear before I confess fear as sin and claim truth and walk away trading my lie for His truth! I was traveling through Ephesians, I believe it was chapter 5 or 6 and God reminded me there to please him out of a sincere heart not please men out of eye service.... ... then as I noticed a Bible opened on a nightstand I picked it up to see what this one may be reading and it was Luke 11 where it told me they kept quiet because they loved the praise of men rather than God.... God in his ever present drawing himself to me continues to hold out the truth of HIMSELF... These last few messages have come to me months after he gave me another verse reminding me to ...

So....I am reading my Bible this morning and I come to this verse in Philippians. It says "And My God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus. The next verse that pops into my head is from Psalm 23:1. By the way...verses normally do not pop into my head...I am ever so thankful God in His mercy put the Bible in print! So...the verse in Psalms say. The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. So...I don't know about you but I have a list of a lot of good things I am asking God for right now. I am not asking for a new car, an RV or a vacation. I am asking for good things that I am sure He would consider good holy needs. Really? Maybe? I read that verse in Philippians and I started breaking it down in my head and I landed on the last phrase. "In Christ Jesus". What are my needs? What is one thing I need the most in my life? From the day I was born I had one need and one need alone. When did the rest of my needs start to appe...