Day 36

It's was a bit cooler than usual in Florida today, so yes, I was spotted out and about town, sporting my RED ankle boots, on this 36th Day of  The Red Shoe Project.  One of those stops was at Living Word Christian Bookstore for my weekly Bible Study Group. On average, there's about 10 of us women that get together to dig deeper into God's Word under the direction of The Holy Spirit.

Today we talked about ..."Fearing the Lord".  

What does that mean?    Are we to be afraid of God?

It was a great discussion, and although I can't share everything from that 2 hour class, I did want to bring up one particular point of interest.  So many of us can totally relate to God as Our Father...  Daddy... Papa.   All of the women in this group have strong relationships with God.  Each of them could tell you countless, personal examples of the close, loving relationship they have with Him.

But then we veered off into a little bit of a different direction.  We talked about some of the Names of God that describe His great power.  Names like:

 Almighty God.   The Righteous Judge.   My Deliverer.

The Lord of Hosts of Heaven's Armies.    God Most High.

The All Sufficient One.    My Front & Rear Guard.   My Provider.

God of Glory.   King of Kings & Lord of Lords.   My Righteousness.

Suddenly... a quiet, Holy HUSH came upon us.  You could feel the whole atmosphere in the room change.  Recognizing God's Presence, we just stopped everything right there and sat quietly in awe of Him.  Wow!  Worthy is His Name!

Here's the paradox.  On the one hand, He's Our Father.  Like a child, we sit in Papa's lap. We hug Him. We hold Him.  We rest our head upon His chest and listen to His heartbeat.  We laugh.  We cry.  We share out uttermost secrets with Him.  We are safe.  We are loved.

On the other hand, we recognize that there's a whole other side to Our Father.  He may be Our Father, but He's also God Almighty! The Righteous Judge.  The Deliverer.  The King of Kings and Lord of Lords!  (You get the picture). 

So here's the golden nugget I gleaned from that:

If God is all that and more... how small my cares and concerns are in contrast to who He is.  Yet... they are anything but insignificant to Him!  He has convinced me that He is MORE than able to deliver me, provide for me, understand me, position me, fight for me, etc. etc. etc.  

"Be still and know that I am God!"

Psalm 46.10

Be still?  that means... 

Don't Worry!  Don't Squirm!  Don't be Concerned!   Don't be so Uncomfortable!  Don't Pace!  Don't Struggle!  Why?  Because...

He may be My Father... but He's also GOD!

Now I can walk anywhere, in my RED SHOES, in quiet CONFIDENCE that He is Able!

Gail