Tag: fear

A Game of Pretense

Earlier, I sat in the 40-Day Bible Study time that I’ve been doing with a friend. Before we started, she shared with me an experience that she had that had shocked her. In concluding her story, she made a statement along the lines of: Is it a normal thing? It isn’t normal for me for…

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But…will You catch me?

I am a water lover with a shameful secret… I can’t swim! Horrible?! I know right?! šŸ˜… I had the below experience a while back… Please turn on video captions, if you are not a patois speaker or can’t hear clearly. I hope you laughed as much as I did when I came across this…

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I Chose FEAR and SETTLED.

The biggest F-word is FEAR. It is one of the most debilitating factors that triggers one of the biggest bad words: SETTLING. One of my earliest memories is of 4/5 year old me wanting a baby. Instead of a baby, my mother gave me a Barbie doll. I burned it! About a year or so,…

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Bible in 365 Days – Day 210

Focus Chapters: 2 Kings 21:1-9 2 Chronicles 33:1-9 2 Kings 21:10-17 2 Chronicles 33:10-19 2 Kings 21:18 2 Chronicles 33:20 2 Kings 21:19-26 2 Chronicles 33:21-25 2 Kings 22:1-2 2 Chronicles 34:1-7 Jeremiah 1 Jeremiah 2:1-22   Standout Verse(s): Jeremiah 1:5‭-‬8 NLT ā€œI knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you…

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Bible in 365 Days – Day 206

Focus Chapters: Isaiah 48:12-22 Isaiah 49-51 Isaiah 52:1-12   Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 51:7 NLT ā€œListen to me, you who know right from wrong, you who cherish my law in your hearts. Do not be afraid of people’s scorn, nor fear their insults.   Observation (s): Don’t allow your fear of being scorned or insulted to…

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Bible in 365 Days – Day 202

Focus Chapters: 2 Kings 19:1-19 Isaiah 37:1-20 2 Chronicles 32:9-19 2 Kings 19:20-37 Isaiah 37:21-28 2 Chronicles 32:20-23   Standout Verse(s): ACTION Isaiah 37:10-14 NLT ā€œThis message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of…

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Bible in 365 Days – Day 200

Focus Chapters: Isaiah 34-35 Micah 2-5   Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 35:4 NLT Say to those with fearful hearts, ā€œBe strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.ā€   Observation (s): We don’t have to be fearful because God is already on His way…

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Bible in 365 Days – Day 175

Focus Chapters: Isaiah 8-11   Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 8:11-13 NLT The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, ā€œDon’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them. Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He…

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Bible in 365 Days – Day 162

Focus Chapters: 1 Kings 17:8-24 1 Kings 18-19 1 Kings 20:1-22   Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION 1 Kings 19:14 NLT He replied again, ā€œI have zealously served theĀ LordĀ God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only…

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Bible in 365 Days – Day 103

Focus Chapters: 1 Samuel 15-16 1 Samuel 17:1-31   Standout Verse(s): 1 Samuel 15:24-26 NLT Then Saul admitted to Samuel, ā€œYes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and theĀ Lord’s command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded.Ā But now, please forgive my sin and come back with me so…

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