A baby step towards Him

It was already 5am. I was tired and drowsy. But my painful longing for Tingang kept me awake, tossing and turning in my bed. Just as I wanted to give up and start crying, I reached for the booklet Christina had just given me an hour ago. It was ‘Our Daily Bread’. The very first page read…

I was scheduled to teach at a Bible conference outside the US and was waiting for my visa to be approved. It has been rejected once, and time was slipping away. Without the visa, I would lose an opportunity for ministry, and my colleagues in that country would have to find another speaker at the last minute.

During those stressful days, a co-worker asked how I felt about it all. I told him I was experiencing “peaceful anxiety”. When he looked at me rather quizzically, I explained: “I have had anxiety because I need the visa and there is nothing I can do about it. But I have great peace because I know that, after all, there is nothing I can do about it!”

It’s comforting to know that such things are in our Father’s hands. My inability to do anything about the problem was more than matched by my confidence in God, for whom all things are possible. As I prayed about the situation, my anxiety was replaced by His peace (Phil. 4:6-7).

The problems in life can be taxing on us - physically, emotionally and spiritually. Yet, as we learn to trust in Father’s care, we can have the peace that not only surpasses all understanding but also overcomes our anxiety. We can be at rest, for we are in God’s hands.

— Bill Crowder

(Taken from Our Daily Bread Sept-Nov 06, Sept 01)

And suddenly I felt peace. I’m wide awake now and I feel that I must post this experience while I’m still overwhelmed by the confidence I have in God at this moment.

When we keep our minds on God,
God will keep our minds at peace.

The very first page and I read what I needed to go on… I’m honestly… just stunned.


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Published:
1.9.07 / 6am
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