Fearing God more than we Fear our fears

I hope all of you had a wonderful mothers day who are moms. I also want to tell you that my heart breaks for those of you who may be reading who have lost a child or are struggling with infertility or are single and want to be a mom. Keep seeking the Lord and keep believing Him for a miracle. I did have a wonderful mothers day and am so honored to mother my sweet one. So often I feel like I blowing it and I just need more grace each day to try to raise her in the Lord and in a house of love and laughter. She is my best little buddy!

Isaiah 7:9b
If you do not stand firm in your faith,
you will not stand at all.' "

I just wanted to share a quick word that I have been thinking on for days now. I have really been struggling with a fear issue when you get down to it. Fear of failure. So much so that it has had me sort of paralyzed. Our minds really are powerful things. We also have the mind of Christ if we are believers and His Holy word to help us as we journey toward our true home. We also have a choice. Will we rely on the Spirits help and power or will we sink down in the quicksand of fear and do nothing? That is what the enemy would have us to do and that is what our flesh would have us to do. Long story short...I don't know why but I have gotten to the end of these online courses I have been taking and I have been so psyched out. Almost like running a marathon the whole way and stopping to walk or just stand before you get to the finish line. Also, I have a two year old so that doesn't help when you are trying to study and be a mom.

These verses just came to me this morning in my spirit that I needed to QUIT trying to rely on my own strength. I literally can't do this on my own and I just came to that place today where I was like Lord please give me the strength and energy to do this. Please make me smarter than I am. Your word says...
2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

One thing Beth Moore said in the current bible study I am leading is that "We need to fear God more than we fear our fear." I needed to hear that again. Without faith it is impossible to please God. I have to believe and reprogram my mind that if He can raise the dead...He can help me finish my courses as small as that may seem to some of you I need that resurrection power and when I graduate from these courses I will give Him all the praise. I praise Him even tonight for helping me study for the last three hours. Amen!