Give Up Resentment and Fear

The Lord is with you. Trust Him in the moment you are in. Resentment and fear are the burdens that make your load too heavy to bear, and they feed one another. Give up either of them and the other will recede.  Fear goes as you release your loved ones into God's hands and recognize your inability to resist His will, yes Child; God's Will. Many of your prayers have the goal of circumventing the Lord's will if it seems He is about to take some sort of an action to which you object.  Since you are unable to predict His actions, this mindset becomes a constant stress as you fight an imagined future.  Resisting what you fear may happen requires a great deal of energy. This struggle has brought you near the breaking point today.

The Lord is with you. Do not be afraid.  


Scripture: "So do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand (Isaiah 41:10). 

Lazarus Versus Peter

When the Lord seems inscrutable, untraceable, and imperceptible, it is time to trust what you know; He is loving, intimately involved in the smallest detail of your life,  all-knowing, and all powerful.  You can bank upon what you know about God and what Scripture reveals regarding Him. 

Do not be afraid.  

You must know there are some inaccuracies in your perception; you have over-focused on the cost and under-focused on the reward. Remember that the Lord is your family's Provider, not you! You find your acts of service burdensome, but they need not be.  This is not so much an issue of Mary versus Martha, but more Lazarus versus Peter. Lazarus was resurrected, Peter sank. 

Lazarus came out from bondage when Jesus called to him, but Peter--although the Lord had called his name--began to sink because of fear.  Yes, Child, your grave clothes still cling but they are no longer binding; they are falling away.  Keep your eyes on the Lord and do not give way to fear.  The Lord is with you.