The Fear of God
Do you fear God? When Pastor Tim (Pastor of Hill Country Bible Church here in Austin) asked this on Sunday morning my heart started pounding. Do I fear God? YES! So much so that it makes trusting Him difficult. How can you not fear someone with the power to shake the earth? The Bible says; God is love. God cares about us. God listens to us. God forgives us. God is watching over us. God knows the numbers of hairs on our heads. God knit us together in our mother’s wombs. God is like a big fluffy bear all sugar and spice and everything nice, right?? Read again, the Bible talks about the fear of God over and over and over and OVER AND OVER. (I’ve been noticing this a lot lately since I have this whole new awareness of what it means to fear the Lord.) My new found fear of God has been really bothering me, I kept thinking it was a horrible thing to be afraid of God. I’m supposed to love God not be afraid of Him, right!?!?! RIGHT?!?!?! Pastor Tim’s sermon on Sunday really opened my eyes, and