Friday Feature

Faith Focus

Today is Friday Feature at Peggy's - aMazing Grace,,,Mazes, Messes, Miracles.  Friday Feature is very simple: choose one of God's Promises from the 365Promises.com for this week. You can share whatever you want and however you'd like. You don't have to share their photo, but be sure you share the scripture. Share your reflection or just the Promise. Then claim it. Let Peggy know which one you choose either in the comments or give the link to your blog where you share it. The scriptures for July and a video of the pictures for July are listed on Peggy's blog. Please visit Peggy for more information about sharing your faith.

This is the scripture I am claiming today

Psalm 5:11
"I will blanket My protection
over all who trust in Me."

This past week God has once again answered my prayers and the prayers of some of you and others. My husband's heart went into Afib which is irregular heart beats and was admitted to the hospital early Wednesday morning. I remember a doctor or a nurse (not sure which) said they had 48 hours to get my husband's heart back in rhythm and it happened in less than 24 hours, to God be the glory. He was put on a coumadin drip to see if it would work and then put on a pill. He will have to have his blood checked every week. My prayer is that he will eventually be able to come off this medicine plus two others he's on. What they were trying to avoid is clots forming. He came home yesterday after lunch and seems to be doing fine.

The promise last Saturday was I John 4:18, "My perfect love will banish fear from your heart."  Fear is something I have struggled with for years, fear of the unknown, fear of being by myself, etc.  This is something I need to be set free from and that is why I chose the promise this week from Psalm 5:11.  Following is what Barry Adams of 365 Promises.com wrote last week regarding fear.

"In 1 John 4:16, God Himself is described as the complete expression of love and then two verses later the Apostle John says that God's perfect love will violently throw out all fear from our hearts. The root of worry is fear. The root of insecurity is fear. Fear of man, fear of the future, fear of the present, fear of lack, etc.  There are many things in this world that cause us to be afraid but God continually is telling His kids "Do not fear!"

I believe He says it 365 times in the Bible, one encouragement for every day of the year! What an amazing promise! Fear cannot co-habit with love. When love comes, fear is banished forever! God is love.  Whoever lives in love, lives in God! Today, allow the perfect, complete love that flows from the heart of Almighty God to fill your heart to overflowing and fear will have no option but to flee in response." Written by Barry Adams.

Today I am claiming both verses  Psalm 5:11 "I will blanket My protection over all who trust in Me." and

I John 4:18, "My perfect love will banish fear from your heart."  Father, in the name of Your Son, Jesus, I claim these two verses and rebuke fear from my heart; I claim the love of God that I know is in my heart.  I refuse to listen to the enemy so he has to flee now.  I have just spoken this to my husband.  We had a pastor years ago that told us that the enemy can put thoughts in your mind but he cannot read your mind, therefore, you have to speak out loud to him in the name of Jesus.

Ephesians 5:20: "giving thanks always for all things to

God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."