"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control."
2 Timothy 1:7
During the winter months and lately, there has been a lot of things said about all the natural disasters accruing in our world; tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and such... It has gotten Julian very concerned and very fearful. One day after school, dinner and a shower, Julian decided to grab his Science dictionary to look up some of these words.
'HURRICANE'
was one of the words he focused on and came to me with a question.
"Mom, do we live near a coastal area?"
He became fearful that our home would be destroyed by a hurricane.
What BIG worries this young child had on his mind and of course it kept him awake till late into the night... He just couldn't sleep...
I reassured him that we were nowhere near the coast and he had nothing to worry about.
Then he began to ask about 'VOLCANOES'... He just knows for sure that we are in line of an eruption of a volcano. Ummm, NO Julian, not happening anytime soon. Even though we do live close to Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen, two dormant volcanoes, a few miles away.
"For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:13
I'm just thankful today for the Words of our Wonderful God!!
You can always be reassured by the scriptures.
I began to tell Julian that we need to give all those churning thoughts in his head over to the LORD. I knew that if I showed Ju God's Word it would bring him peace.
We began to pray and go over a few scriptures... He realized that they were in the Bible meant for him and that he could hold onto the promises of God and not worry about things he has no control over.
What a wonderful lesson to learn from a child. I knew right there and then, I had no reason to fret or lose sleep over things that were out of my control... God gave me peace in the time of my storm and let me know to just call upon Him and He would help me to cope with situations and circumstances I was not able to 'FIX' by the power of my own hand.
✿ BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD ✿
