Do Not Fear, I Will Help You
"For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, 'Do not fear, I will help you.'" - Isiah 41:13 I woke up to this verse the other morning. I hadn't slept well that night. It had been too many too-late nights in a row already, and a tiff with a friend hadn't helped matters. Circumstances were such that I knew I needed to stand my ground on something, and I wasn't sure how this friend would react, or if they'd come around. It felt like this could be a breaking. Between this tiff, this friend's battle, battles I've been having with the kids, and, on the positive side of things, a friend of Jared's possibly taking a good opportunity for them, I asked Jared if he'd pray over all these things with me. Jared hugged me and said, "I will always 'gather with you,'" and prayed with me. I tossed and turned between hurt, anger, indignation, and sorrow that night. Around 3:15, I said to Jared, "...