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¹ When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” ~ Exodus 32:1

The night sometimes feels never-ending. Every time God did something miraculous for the people of Israel, Pharaoh would relent just to change his mind. He even made their work harder for them. Then when they finally felt they were safe, here comes Pharaoh and his army blocking them in against the Red Sea. Now that their free from Pharaoh, Moses has disappeared on Mount Sinai for days. They haven’t seen him or heard from him, so fear strikes their hearts, and they fall back into their old ways.

This is how it is with us today. When we get saved, sometimes the process to our Helmet of Salvation is a tedious long battle. We try to go to Church, but something comes up. We try to pray, but we don’t feel we know how. We try to worship, but we feel self-conscious. We try to follow God, but it feels impossible. And at each and every step, fear and doubt are right there in our ears, reminding us of our past. They’re telling us we can’t do it. They’re telling us we’re not good enough. Fear and doubt will keep you wondering in the wilderness for as long as you allow them to.

When thoughts of doubt, self-hatred, shame, or anything discouraging enters our minds, we have to fight it. How? Refuse to think those thoughts by quoting Scripture and reminding yourself of who you are in Christ Jesus. The night may seem endless, but don’t worry, joy comes in the morning.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Wait Out The Night.

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²² Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have You done evil to this people? Why did You ever send me? ²³ For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people, and You have not delivered Your people at all.” ~ Exodus 4:1

The LORD had just sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh for the first time, but Pharaoh, instead of letting God’s people go, made their work harder. The people of Israel then turned to Moses and started accusing him. So, fear struck Moses’ heart because he never believed he should go in the first place, but now the people of Israel are getting punished for His obedience to God.

Fear will show darken everything around you as much as possible so that you won’t realize dawn is right around the corner. In order to make it to the bright, beautiful sunny day, you have to first make it through the cold, dark night. In the beginning, God said there was darkness, then God spoke into that darkness and made light. He also said there was evening then morning. Jesus went through His night, the suffering of the cross and death so that He might reap His day, the joy that was set before Him (Hebrews 12:2).

Don’t let fear convince you that night will last forever. It may get very dark, and you may be very afraid, but it’s always darkest right before the rising of the sun. And when that sun rises, joy will come. For joy comes in the morning.

Dear LORD, please give us the faith, courage, and strength to make it through our darkest nights. Please don’t allow fear to consume us by lying to us and showing us only the darkness around us. Show us Your hope in the darkness, oh LORD, and teach us to see Your light no matter what time of night it is. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

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¹⁴ For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this? ~ Esther 4:14

Sometimes the road that God puts us on looks daunting and impossible. We often look at ourselves from the way the world sees us instead of the way God sees us. David was just a shepherd boy, but God saw a mighty king. Moses was just a man with a speech problem, yet God saw a bold Man of God leading His people. The reason God’s plan for our lives seems so impossible or unrealistic, is because we’re looking at it based on our own strength. Based on our own wisdom.

God’s plan isn’t for us to just do little things but to do great things through us, and many of us miss our opportunities because of fear. Because we don’t feel good enough. But here’s the thing, we don’t have to be good enough because God is enough. We’re not fulfilling our own call based on our own strength and power; we’re fulfilling our own call based on God’s strength and power in us.

Here’s the rough part, if we don’t fulfill our call, God will send someone else to do it. When Moses didn’t want to speak for God, God sent Aaron to speak on His behalf instead of Moses. When Esther was given the chance to save her people from destruction, her uncle, Mordecai, warned if she didn’t do it, someone else would. We miss every single hit we don’t swing at. We can’t allow the fear of the unknown to keep us from doing great and mighty things for God because if we do, He’ll just raise up someone else to do it, and we would’ve missed our blessing.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Fulfill Your Call With God.

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⁶ When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.” ⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” ~ 1 Samuel 16:6-7

When we look in the mirror, sometimes Fear shows up just to tell us how undeserving and worthless we are. Fear will show us our flaws, our shortcomings, our past, and anything else it knows will stop us from fulfilling our call. And when that isn’t enough, Fear will use others to cause self-doubt in us.

Look at how Samuel saw Eliab, he looked at his outer appearance, but he couldn’t look at his heart. People are going to look at you and make a judgment before they even meet you. Fear will try to make you believe that what they see is who you are, but don’t believe them. Don’t give into Fear. God has chosen each of us for a specific purpose. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. If God has called you, the only thing that matters is that you trust the call God has for your life.

You may not be what the world thinks is good enough for your call, but always remember it wasn’t the world that called you. It was God. God called you for a specific purpose. It doesn’t matter if anyone else believes in you because God believes in you. God created you for this purpose, don’t miss out on it.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Look At The Heart.

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¹⁵ Then Moses said, “If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place. ¹⁶ How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.” ~ Exodus 33:15-16

Moses was afraid to move forward for fear that God would not be with them because the presence of the LORD was what set them apart from everyone else. We don’t have to have this fear. We ARE the Temple of God.

¹⁶ Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16

We are never alone because we are the Temple of God, so God is always with us. We are never in darkness because we are the light of the world because the light of the world lives in us.

¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Ephesians 5:8

You are set apart; God called you out of the world, so you no longer belong to the world but to Him. Don’t be afraid. You are a child of God. There is nothing that can stop you from accomplishing your call and your dreams. So, don’t give up. Don’t be discouraged. Don’t be afraid. Be strong and courageous. Live your life as a Child of God, and no one and nothing will ever be able to stop you. If God is for you, who can be against you?

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“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” ~ Psalm 27:1^ESV

There will be situations that arise that will invite the spirit of fear into your life, but fear not for the LORD Himself is a shield round about you. Though the world might seem dark and gloomy, He is the light of your salvation. Though the wicked threaten and rage against you, the LORD God Almighty is the stronghold in your life.

The word stronghold means a place or a means of safety; in other words, He is your safety and your protection. Now understand that God thinks in terms of eternity because He is eternal, He is infinite, and He dwells outside of time. We live bound to time, so it’s hard for us to understand the concept with our finite minds.

But know this, though the people rage, though the enemy Buffet you, though the situation seems hopeless, God is your strength, and your protection, He will deliver you.

Heavenly Father, thank You for being a wall and a shield around me. Teach me to lean and depend on You. No matter the circumstances, or even the outcome, let my love for You never diminish. But rather, let me keep my eyes, thoughts, and hope turned towards eternity and the things of God. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

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“²¹ No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord, your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. ²² The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise, the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. ²³ But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. ²⁴ He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all.” ~ Deuteronomy 7:21-24^NLT

Often times, fear will try to overcome us. It will show us everything we aren’t and everything we can’t do, but God sees it for who we are and who He is. He is God Almighty, and you are His child. Fear tries to get into your head and tell you how long it’s taking. He’ll whisper lies of deceit, telling you that it’ll never happen because there’s just too much for you to overcome. There’s just too much for you to have to fight. They’re too big, and you are too small.

But look one more time at what God told them: “do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord, your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. ²² The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise, the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.” So, don’t be afraid of attacking your strongholds that are holding you back because they’re too big. Or the ‘unmovable’ obstacle that’s been in your way for years. God’s timeline is perfect; don’t allow instant gratification coupled with fear and doubt take away the blessing and the promise that God has given you. He will drive out all of the strongholds, obstacles, failures, etc., before you; you simply have to trust Him and not be afraid, but instead, have courage and faith.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Drive Them Out.

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“¹⁰ But Moses said to the Lord, ‘Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.’ ¹¹ Then the Lord said to him, ‘Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? ¹² Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.’ ¹³ But he said, ‘Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.’” ~ Exodus 4:10-13

God just spoke to Moses, personally. He told him exactly what he would do, but Fear showed Moses everything that he wasn’t. Fear showed him all of his flaws. Moses couldn’t see his call because of fear. Even though God told him he would be with him, Moses couldn’t see it.

God said He would teach him to speak, but Moses couldn’t see past his flaws. He couldn’t see anything except what fear was showing him. Fear makes you doubt the call on your life. God told him He would be with him, and He would help him, but Fear made him doubt. Fear tried to take his call. Don’t look at everything you’re not; look at everything God says you are.

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“The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.” ~ Proverbs 28:1

As children of God Almighty, we are the righteous, so we have nothing to fear. We are to be bold as a lion. We’re not supposed to bow down and quiver in fear, but instead we’re supposed to stand firm and roar. Don’t let the fear of failure keep you from going after what you want. Don’t let the fear of looking stupid keep you from having fun. Don’t let fear take control of your life, you are one of the righteous, and you are as bold as a lion.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be As Bold As A Lion.

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