Two options

“The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him.”

‭‭Nahum‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I have moments when it seems I am immersed in trouble, at these times the Lord is my refuge as I seek Him and run to Him. I must do the seeking. The enemy of my soul attacks my physical being with something new each time. Each time I must seek the Lord for He is my health and strength.

When I was in Australia last the doctor suspected I had haemochromocytosis (high iron). My Father had this. It is genetic. I’ve just had tests, not a problem. Just because there are disasters waiting does not mean I must embrace them. When I returned from Australia I had what seemed to be the precursor of a stroke. All tests were negative. What these episodes do is deplete my finances. I have a friend who houses young people. One of her young men was in hospital with suspected parasites in his brain, not so. All he ended up having was constipation. That episode cost her 77,000R. My episode cost similar. A friend gave her 30,000R but she was left with carrying the remaining cost.

Why does the enemy attack? Because we are invading his territory. We are taking ground from him. As we read the Old Testament scriptures we see the enemies ever present BUT so is God! He is our refuge. He loves to do the amazing through and with us. In the New Testament we see Paul face many trials and persecutions. At one time he was stoned to death BUT arose. Now stoning would hurt, a lot! Paul was shipwrecked, scourged, hounded out of places by the Jews. Eventually Paul was behedded, but not beofre he did great things with the Lord working in him.

If you think playing it safe is the best place to be you are wrong. The enemy of your souls is deceiving you. How will you stand before the Lord and say, “I knew you to be a harsh judge so I hid my talent in the ground!” What will he reply? 

“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’ “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭26‬-‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Eternity has only two options! Which will you choose?