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Fear or Faith

Today's verses are in Jeremiah 17:7-8.  These are verses I have prayed as truth for our Jeremy for years, but they took on new meaning for me today.

I trust in ADONAI
Therefore He is my security
I'm like a tree planted by water (by the Living Water of Yeshua)
I spread out my roots by the water
I don't notice the heat
My foliage is luxuriant
I'm not anxious in the year of drought
I keep yielding fruit

Just to be clear, that's the personalized version of what I was reading.  It's not about some unknown person anymore...this is God's Word over me.

What really jumped out was the cause and effect going on here.

IF
I trust ADONAI - regardless of my circumstances & how they look from my perspective
THEN
ADONAI will be my security

IF
I spread out my roots by the river
THEN
I won't notice the heat
My foliage will be luxuriant
I won't be anxious in a year of drought
I will keep yielding fruit

There are two positive and two negative results here!

So my question for the LORD today is this...

How do I spread out my roots by the river?  I want to do that and not just a little, but really well.  I want to have luxuriant foliage!  I want to keep yielding fruit in the heat of an extended drought!!!

My other thought is...
Fear of heat's consequences will cause me to notice the heat.  Fear of drought's consequences will cause me to be anxious.

Truth's answer to those fears?
I do not need to fear heat or drought.  I do not need to doubt the LORD's ability to keep me healthy and fruitful.  ADONAI's purposes cannot be thwarted!  He can, does, and will use heat and extended times of drought to remove things that prevent me from being healthy and fruitful in my relationship with Him.

This is going to take a while to fully digest and live out in new ways.  I don't want to fear the outcome of my circumstances!  I want to trust the LORD's purposes in those circumstances!

Wow!  I have a long way to go.  I definitely notice heat and grow anxious over times of drought in my life. 

LORD, help me spread my roots by Your Living Water and trust You completely.  


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