Linda L Culbreth
Menu

Bible Study for Ministry, Christian Women, and The Pastor's Wife - I am Afraid, 2

9/30/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Bible Study for Ministry, Christian Women, and The Pastor's Wife - I am Afraid, 2
     Saying "I am not afraid" to convince yourself that you really are not afraid simply does not work. It does conjure up pictures of The Lion in "The Wizard of Oz." Remember? The lion was always afraid. The more he tried to convince himself by saying "I'm not afraid," the more he twisted his tail in his paws and the more his afraid factor escalated.
     Nehemiah had a different method. Oh, he acknowledged his fear. He did not try to hide it, ignore it, nor sweep it under the rug. (Ever notice when you try to sweep something under the rug, there seems to be a lump, maybe even a very large lump, under the rug?)
     Look at Nehemiah's situation. He was assigned by God to rebuild the walls. His enemies tried repeatedly to hinder his work and make him and all his workers afraid. They want not to harm them, but they also wanted to stop the work.
        Nehemiah acknowledges the fear. Then, he immediately turns to God and prays. He does not pray for the enemies to go away. He does not pray for a different task to accomplish. He does not ask God to take away his fear.
     What does he ask God to do? Nehemiah 6:9 gives us his request from God. "For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands."
     What happened? His hands were strengthened for the task. The enemies were still around and the task was still big. In the same chapter, verse 15, we find some very important news: "So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days." Nehemiah finished his assigned task.
My prayer :"Oh Lord, My God, that I never run in fear from what You have assigned me to do, but Lord that you would give me the strength to do it. In Jesus' Name, Amen."

Be blessed in The Name above every name, Jesus! I know I am!
Linda L Culbreth 
0 Comments
<<Previous

    Categories

    All
    Bean Flour Pancakes
    Bible Study
    Christian Book
    Christian Fiction
    Christian Men
    Christians
    Christian Women
    Christian Writing Tips
    Christmas Gift
    Church Helps
    Civil War Fiction
    Confederate-soldier
    Eggplant-recipe
    Fourth-of-july
    Green-tomato-recipe
    Herding-cats
    Inspirational Quotes
    Meriam-jbrahim
    Ministers
    Ministry
    Ministry Women
    Pastors
    Pastors Wives
    Prayer
    Spa-day
    Sparrow
    Sudanese-christian-woman
    The Pastors Wife
    The Unknown Soldier
    Unknown Confederate Soldier
    Women's Ministry
    Writing-tips
    Zucchini-recipe


    Author

    Linda L Culbreth was a pastor's wife and  is a Bible teacher and writer. She and her husband were attacked by the imps of hell and nearly lost their marriage - several times.  This is not the story of the journey back -but rather the new assignment God has given regarding Marriage Recall: Teamwork, the assignment God has given.

    Archives

    March 2016
    May 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

    RSS Feed

  • Home b4 10312021
  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Work Life Balance
  • PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES - Pink Unicorns
  • Christian Fiction Books
  • Christian Fiction Series
  • Christian Fiction Novels
  • Christian Fiction
  • Christian Books to Read
  • Christian Fiction Books for Women
  • Books to Read for Women Christian Fiction
  • Christian Novels
  • Christian Romance Novels
  • Christian Novels for Women
  • Opps
  • Doggie5
  • preschooleven
  • oddpreschool
  • sosorry
  • 123
  • 123no
  • Lindasstuff
  • Black Friday Pre K Books
  • getgift
  • Preschool
  • Contact
  • teambuilding
    • collaboration
    • Creativity
    • hierarchy
    • cooperation
  • team-building-near-me
  • Home b4 10312021
  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Work Life Balance
  • PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES - Pink Unicorns
  • Christian Fiction Books
  • Christian Fiction Series
  • Christian Fiction Novels
  • Christian Fiction
  • Christian Books to Read
  • Christian Fiction Books for Women
  • Books to Read for Women Christian Fiction
  • Christian Novels
  • Christian Romance Novels
  • Christian Novels for Women
  • Opps
  • Doggie5
  • preschooleven
  • oddpreschool
  • sosorry
  • 123
  • 123no
  • Lindasstuff
  • Black Friday Pre K Books
  • getgift
  • Preschool
  • Contact
  • teambuilding
    • collaboration
    • Creativity
    • hierarchy
    • cooperation
  • team-building-near-me