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I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. Psalms 34:4-5 NLT Is this David reflecting on his own actions? Looking forward to Jesus in the garden contemplating what was ahead? Inspired words that speak to us today? All of the above? Can you and I imagine living a life where there is not even a shadow of shame? Joy here is painted as the opposite of shame. And the way to get there? It seems less about looking in, looking at me, and more about seeking God, knowing Jesus, walking with His Spirit...which causes me to live out my faith in service of others...and in that purpose is (re) discovered, shame burns away like a shadow at noon, and joy is found. #seekHim #loveGod #lovepeople #nofear #shameisburned #joydiscovered #psalms #psalm34

I sought the Lord , and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalms 34:4 ESV I've got fears. Today's fear is inadequacy. God seems to be taking me in a direction and I fear that I can't do it. There's plenty of more competent people. David, who is literally running for his life when he wrote doesn't say: "Just pray for God to remove the fear" He doesn't say: "Take these 2 Bible verses and call me in the morning" And he doesn't say: "Don't be stupid" He does say: "I've got fears. And the way I found to get through is to seek God. Seek Him Who He is Get to know Him He's revealed Himself in his Word. Find Him there. He's revealed Himself in Jesus. Get to know Him He's given us His Spirit. Listen for Him In the seeking (yes that will take some work, no I don't know how much or how long) in the seeking He delivers us from our fears." I wanted a quick fix. #upsidedo...