So there we were out of town at a prayer conference, enjoying the
inspiring speakers and overwhelmed in hearing once again of the magnitude of God’s lavish love. And then... *dum-da-dah-dum... we
receive an email from Life-lock
notifying us that someone had tried to open a new checking account in
Michael’s name. OH SWELL! With that news... the serenity of the
conference was momentarily broken and we wondered – What on earth are we
suppose to do now?
It was Sunday and we knew the bank would be closed… but Michael called the 1-800 number anyway and thankfully, after a series of “prompts,” he was able to talk to a REAL person, which is almost a miracle in-itself! The man tried to be helpful, but there was only so much information he could give us. But he tried.
Yes, we were concerned, but at that moment there really wasn’t much we could do... other than pray. And we realized that praying wasn’t our last resort... in fact prayer truly was the MOST IMPORTANT thing we could do.
We thanked God that just a few weeks earlier we had signed up for Life-lock. We thanked God that Life-lock worked and that they were able to block this person from opening an account. We thanked God that we had been notified so quickly. Yep, Life-lock “had our back” – and boy, were we ever thankful!
All this got me to thinking ... God “has our back” as well. He’s constantly looking out for us... in EVERY aspect of our life. He notifies us and sends us warnings... sometimes He hurries us along or blocks us smack-dab in our tracks. Sometimes it’s clear, and other times it’s through silence. GOD. Our ultimate Life-lock Protector! And when I really “get that,” when I believe and TRUST HIM - I can truly be at peace.
Isaiah 26:3 says ~ “You (God) will KEEP in perfect peace him/her whose mind is steadfast (steady, unwavering, firm, never failing), because he/she trusts in you.”
The Hebrew word for KEEP means = “TO GUARD, PROTECT, KEEP, as in GUARDING A VINEYARD, A FORTRESS.”
So why do I get myself all worked up into a knot over some of the most trivial stuff? Why do I start stressing over things that I truly can’t do anything about? One word ... TRUST. I’ve forgotten in Whom I am trusting.
I don’t want to forget... God’s ALWAYS “got my back.” I can be at rest because HE is guarding me, protecting... not only me, but my family as well and we are SAFE in the mighty fortress of His love.
Thank you Life-lock and Thank you JESUS!
It was Sunday and we knew the bank would be closed… but Michael called the 1-800 number anyway and thankfully, after a series of “prompts,” he was able to talk to a REAL person, which is almost a miracle in-itself! The man tried to be helpful, but there was only so much information he could give us. But he tried.
Yes, we were concerned, but at that moment there really wasn’t much we could do... other than pray. And we realized that praying wasn’t our last resort... in fact prayer truly was the MOST IMPORTANT thing we could do.
We thanked God that just a few weeks earlier we had signed up for Life-lock. We thanked God that Life-lock worked and that they were able to block this person from opening an account. We thanked God that we had been notified so quickly. Yep, Life-lock “had our back” – and boy, were we ever thankful!
All this got me to thinking ... God “has our back” as well. He’s constantly looking out for us... in EVERY aspect of our life. He notifies us and sends us warnings... sometimes He hurries us along or blocks us smack-dab in our tracks. Sometimes it’s clear, and other times it’s through silence. GOD. Our ultimate Life-lock Protector! And when I really “get that,” when I believe and TRUST HIM - I can truly be at peace.
Isaiah 26:3 says ~ “You (God) will KEEP in perfect peace him/her whose mind is steadfast (steady, unwavering, firm, never failing), because he/she trusts in you.”
The Hebrew word for KEEP means = “TO GUARD, PROTECT, KEEP, as in GUARDING A VINEYARD, A FORTRESS.”
So why do I get myself all worked up into a knot over some of the most trivial stuff? Why do I start stressing over things that I truly can’t do anything about? One word ... TRUST. I’ve forgotten in Whom I am trusting.
I don’t want to forget... God’s ALWAYS “got my back.” I can be at rest because HE is guarding me, protecting... not only me, but my family as well and we are SAFE in the mighty fortress of His love.
Thank you Life-lock and Thank you JESUS!
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