Fear Had Me Trembling

Have you ever been afraid?  


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 NIV

Do you recollect any time in your life when you were gripped by fear?  Sad to say, I have experienced many sleepless nights because of dreaded fear.  I allowed doubt to slip in and rob me 
of all my strength.  


I even remember as a child, how I was alarmed by fear at times.

My grandfather was a farmer....oh yes, he farmed acres and acres of tomatoes, potatoes, and peas of all kinds.


Many family members helped in making sure that the crops were harvested, but not me!  Evidently, I was not good a good farm hand........
 Therefore....my job was to stay home and watch after my little
brother, who was only 6 years old at the time.


This wasn't a very hard job at all....but at the time, I thought it was slave work.   My mom, sister and older brother (who helped my grandfather) were usually home by noon, and since Joe and I always slept in, this only gave me about two and half, maybe three hours to be the responsible party of the household...


One morning around 9 o'clock or so, I was busy doing my chores, and as always....Listening to the radio!  I loved listening to the radio as I worked......On this one particular day, my radio suddenly quit playing.   What?  I went to check the little brown box and what I saw, scared me to death....   It was unplugged!!  WHO?  Who had unplugged the thing?  I gently plugged it back in and went on about my business....


A few minutes later the radio stopped playing again......As I glanced over at the plug, I could see that the cord was on the floor...unplugged again!!  FEAR had me trembling!  My thoughts? Someone (ELSE) was in that house!


I immediately went to the living room, grabbed Joe by the hand and headed out the door....Just so happens that there was a quilt sitting on the sofa....I grabbed it as well...


For the next 3 1/2 hours, Joe and I sat outside, on that quilt, under a big tree....AND, IT WAS SO HOT OUTSIDE!!   Joe had no idea what was going on, and I was thankful that he had some trucks outside to play with....If he wanted a drink....he got it from the outside water hose.


I'm telling you....I was scared to death, but I didn't want Joe to know because he would have been scared as well....

I thought my mom would never get home......

When she did arrive home, she could tell that something was wrong with me....After telling her my story, she gave me the biggest  hug ever....I instantly felt safe.   We walked into the house and the first thing she did, was to tell me that I had nothing to be afraid of.
The  reason the cord kept falling out of the plug, was because the prongs were worn down and did not have a tight fit that was needed for it to securely stay in the socket....




I will never, ever forget that one summer's day!!

We have no reason to fear because God's word says that "HE is with us"  Our part is to rest in HIM and to let HIM sustain us.  
God does not fail!!  We need to lean on HIM and trust HIM to 
take care of us....



HOLD FAST TO HIS HAND!!


I  LOVE MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND I PRAY THAT YOUR DAY IS BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE....


SHUG