{"id":4659,"date":"2015-10-04T09:31:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heartofgraceministries.com\/blog\/?p=4659"},"modified":"2015-10-04T09:31:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T14:31:07","slug":"finding-balance-gods-promises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartofgraceministries.com\/blog\/after-the-fact\/finding-balance-gods-promises\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Balance In God&#8217;s Promises"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Isaiah 41:10<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a name=\"en-KJV-18462\"><\/a> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>10 <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Fear thou not; for I am with thee\u201d &#8211; God wants to trade His fellowship for your Fears<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fear tries to overtake us all<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">fear of death<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">fear of failure<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">fear of losing security<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">fear of the future<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">fear of being alone<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">God answers these fears:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Death: \u201cto die is gain\u201d &#8211; Philippians 1:21<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Failure: \u201cI can do all things\u201d &#8211; Philippians 4:13<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Security: \u201cMy God shall supply all your need\u201d &#8211; Philippians 4:19<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Future: \u201cLo, I am with you always\u201d &#8211; Matthew 28:20<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Being alone: \u201cI will never leave nor forsake thee\u201d &#8211; Hebrews 13:5-6<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Be not dismayed, for I am thy God\u201d &#8211; God wants to give His comfort for your confusion<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dismay = \u201cWhy did this happen to me\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Confusion = \u201cI don&#8217;t understand why God let this happen\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No matter what happens we belong to Him \u2013 through good and bad God doesn&#8217;t change. 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