An angel told Mary: “Don’t be afraid! God is pleased with you, and you will have a son. His name will be Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of God Most High.”
Luke 1:30-32
Imagine Mary’s surprise. She probably dreamed of a loving husband, healthy children, a peaceful life – the normal dreams of a normal young woman of the time. But Mary’s life would not be shaped by her own dreams. She was to be a part of a great and amazing work of God.
What are you afraid of that you need to give to God?
My car being repo’d
Lack of money. not for luxuries. to survive in this world
My health deteriorating.
im afraid that we will not be granted a franchise for jollibee
Oh god take away my bad deeds so that i could do good to others
Take away my uglyness so that i should look good to others
take away my sadness, absence of mind , my poorness
Thankyou god for everthing u did to me.
I would need my life to be transformed coz I commit alot of atrocities everyday I was warned but I do not take corrections any more.
I have to provide for my son and I’m afraid that I’m failing at it. I constantly worry about paying rent, school fees, having enough food and clothing for my son. My worries get to him and I want that to stop cause I want him to be happy with no worries. My financial situation is a constant worry for me. I just need to know that I can overcome whatever situation it is that I’m in now by having faith but it gets so bad at times that I forget to rely on my faith. Help me believe that everything will be alright and God is bigger than my problem.
I will be so deceived by Satan that in times of trouble I would forget to turn to God & try to do things in my own strength. In times of plenty I would forget to thank God.
I am afraid that I would forget that at all times to remember to be humble before God and admit my dependence on Him because without Him I am nothing and can do nothing
For my daughter whose husband walked out on her this week. Two children 8 & 1 months. She has no faith and I pray God will use this that she will draw near to him.
My own house has been on the market for 8 months cos we want to live near to her to help her.
I worry much about my health and about the future , how life will be since it seems that it is geting late and I have not succeded in anything.
i am worried about my kids future and i have not seen my family about 5 years because they are living somewhere far from me and i am afraid that can i meet them again or not because nobody knows when is time to go!!!
My health, and my family situation. Lord help me to keep in mind the promises You gave me several years ago, and trust You in those dark times.
Desparately need a job.
My family is dis united against my steps and alot of accusations of witchcraft and more so after my brother was shot dead November 2007.
It may seem a bit trivial but I am afraid of driving our new car here in Italy as have never driven over here before and it is completely different to driving in Great Britain – narrow streets where I live, long tunnels to drive through further down the valley and faster than I am used to.
But I know nothing is impossible with God and must pray before each journey.
Now we have lots of snow so I won’t be driving just yet!! Praise God for the beauty of the mountains with the snow.
my life,my future, my finances, my dreams ,my friends,my Family i dont know what all this things are up to and what it gonna turn into i am soo disturbed and Dont know what God is and will do about them all………….
I’m afraid of messing up as a Christian, falling into the same mistakes time and time again and God finally giving up on me!
My health and my family, my son and his wife who have moved in with us, and are looking for work. My mum who is grieving at the recent loss of my father, and is moving out of the family home, to a flat. I live so far away, and cant be with her. I know that God is with us in these turbulent times, pray, and try not to be afraid
i am afraid that i am not pleasing God either in spending time with Him, or in His word. also not being obediant when I should be. I pray the Lord with forgive me and help me to be all that He wants me to be.
After visit to hospital yesterday, knee seized up, need small op to remove wire loop holding kneecap in place. So frightened if that when this is done nothing improves. Frightened that I will never walk without crutch or stick again and how it will affect my husband and my life regarding going on holiday or just even going shopping. Praying that I will hand it all over to God and trust in him for healing.
My child’s emotions. Prayer that God will heal any bitterness she has and fill her with HIS love in this spot, and remind her to forgive and let go of the past. Just as He has done for His Children.
I still fear that the Lord’s will for me will change the life I know … that His will is “dangerous” to my will. I stilllive as though I have some control – some authority – over the reality of life. I trust that I will be conformed to His will for me … but the raod is hard and full of frustrations. I do believe, Lord – help me with my unbelief.
I just had a break up in a 9 year relationship and i am hurting, this came sudden and painful.I prayed for him more then i Prayed for myself, once he got where he wanted to be so he thinks,He says now i am holding him back..Lord please heal my broken heartness.Please heal my son in the name of Jesus!!
I am afraid of not being able to trust God as I should; losing the things that I need due to financial screw ups (car, etc.) afraid of Him not being there for me because of my scewups and not fellowshiping with HIm when things are going pretty good for me; not trusting Him completely, my faith wavering. Please make a way for me and my children God; take these financial burdens away and help me to trust You completely and only You
I am afraid my family is not happy, I pray that their worries will be soothed and that i will have a relationship with my new grand daughter. Also that my son-in-law will calm down.
i am afraid that God will not show himself approved and I strongly wait and belive in his word and promises he made from days of old to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. My husband lost his job wrongfully and he is having a hard time getting another. He is close to retirement age, talented the best in his field, and the economy is so bad right now he is forced to do traveling to try to get work through this company. He has to sell to get paid and so far that has not happened. We are hoping for a sale this week to get a breakthrough so we can put food on our table and pay our mortgage and bills so we will not loose our home and lifestyle. We need much prayer and God to send us a miraclous financial blessing and breakthrough right now to help us and our family out. We are on the verge of losing everything and we are trusting God to send us the help we need asap. We have faith he will place a ram in our thicket to save us and help us out.
Before I do anything, I want to say Thank YOU GOD. I asked that I live to see my son graduate from high school, and HE answered. I asked that HE provide me with the means to support my son as a single parent, and HE answered. I asked that HE help me to keep my son from trouble and HE answered. With all the answered prays, and have been nos, but I know that they were no because they were right for me at the time; now mind you I didn’t know that at the time, only after a time (hindsight).
Right now, I need steadfast prayer and strength of faith to remember that HE did not create me to be afraid. Like many others, I worry about loss of job — because of things beyond my control — not the economy or loss of business, but individuals who people because they are in positions of power that they right the right without regard to take your livlihood simply becasue they are in the position. Not because of any lack of quality performance, but simply because they have someone they want to have the job. People whose egos get in the way of doing something good for the community it serves and the employees who help them achieve their goals. I pray and ask for prayers to help me weather yet another storm of egos and greed.
Thank you.
Thanks for the regular inspirational words. I really do appreciate it. I do appreciate God for being there for me all the time, for giving up Jesus fo my sake and for Jesus being my all.
I’m afraid that i might not get married, that i might die on time, that i might not be able to take care of my dependants.
1.I fear that these last fifteen years working as a missionary have been totally fruitless despite great cost to my family especially in terms of health & education.
BUT “the Lord can restore the years the locust has eaten” it’s just that it’s not happened yet & in the time/faith gap I doubt. The parable of the sower promises a harvest but I haven’t seen it yet (or maybe it’s there already & I’m unable to see it.)
2. There are times I fear that when retirement comes we won’t have enough to live on which is ridiculous because The Lord has always fed us even when humanly speaking we had no finance, inumerable times.
3. I fear that my daughters & wife (& myself) may never recover from Lyme Disease/M.E.
I cant stop failing the lord, I keep saying to myself I wont visit the places or people that I know , hurt me the most or do bad things to my life in all, but there I go again like an idiot and end up hurting my dear Lord, I pray that one day I will have or the Lords holy spirit will give me enough strenght to just say no , and stay home or go top church or drop on my knees to bless the Lord…
I’m afraid of my own desire to control things. I am not in control, yet I have this unfounded belief that God will “ruin my life” if I completely surrender my will to Him. Yet, I’m afraid what will happen if I continue to let my pride and controlling spirit run the show. I’m afraid I have put myself on the throne instead of God.
I’m afraid that I will never find someone that will truly love me and that I will always be alone with people that take and not give. I feel so alone without my mom especially around the holiday. I afraid that I will not find what I am looking for where I live now and am afraid to move because I might regret it. I just feel that everything has stopped and nothing new is in the future.
Colin,
you might never see the harvest of your work, sometimes that’s the way God plays it. there will be aharvest just not necessarily the one oyu think. Sometimes we lead people onto the first step toward God then others take them the rest of they way. Don’t despair, the work you have done on gopd’s behelf WILL NOT go without some ‘reward’. in the way of people who have seen God through that work.
I pray that i will answer God’s call to me, and follow the way He leads me.