Julie
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord. I know that this doesn't mean that we are supposed to walk around scared of being struck by lightning for doing something wrong, but I do struggle with how this is written sometimes.
Michelle
I vaguely recall discussing before what it means to fear the Lord as like you say it doesn't mean to be afraid of his wrath. But I understand your struggle here. It sounds like we should be afraid of doing wrong or going against God in any way because he will strike you down. But. It's almost a call to fear what your life would be like if you didn't follow God and look to him in reverence. Because the life without God can be so much harder. I think about before I came to God, on my own, and I do see that I was just floating thru life. It wasn't bad but it wasn't always good. There were alot of things that shaped me but I didn't really know what it meant to live in relationship with God. I think coming to that has changed me. And in that maybe some of my circumstances. I have a better understanding of God and what it means to believe. And while that belief doesn't always change the way I feel about things I am going thru, I know that God is the one constant and I have found that when I turn to God, I feel better about whatever I am going thru. Emotionally and mentally I mean. It doesn't necessarily change the circumstances, but it changes my perspective on the situation. And that does wonders for me.
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