Brave... not so much.

"And if not. He is still good" Daniel 3:18

Okay so this isn't exactly the way it is written in scripture.
    But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up. - Daniel 3:18 HCSB -

This has been rolling around in my head the past few days, usually that means the Holy Spirit is trying to teach me or show me something. This scripture comes form the book of Daniel, so much happens in Daniel if you haven't studied I highly recommend it. In this portion King Nebuchadnezzar built a gold statue and wanted everyone to worship it but a group of men (Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego) said no. They were told if they didn't comply they would be thrown into a fiery furnace. They stood by their decision not to worship anyone or anything except the one true God. They believed that their God would rescue them from the fire, but even if He didn't, even if it wasn't in His will or plan they still wouldn't worship anyone or anything except the one true God.

Wow! Talk about faith and commitment. Even if they were thrown into the furnace with not rescue they still wouldn't back down. That is standing firm in your faith. And you know what that's how it should be. God doesn't always work the way we think He should or how we would like Him to. He isn't here to make our lives more "comfortable" or less troubled. He is here to be the amazing God He is, He chooses to have a relationship with us even though we are unworthy. His ways are better than ours so even when we don't get our way He is still good.

So here I am stepping out in faith. Following God's will in sharing my heart in black in white to whoever stumbles across this little blog. My head is full of what ifs. What if no one reads it (honestly that's not the worst thing that could happen), what if people read it and think it's awful, what if this, what if that. Last night I had to schedule when my first post would be published because I was worried I would chicken out today and to be completely transparent I'm going to have to do that for this post as well.

You see my flesh is terrified of failing because it inevitably will, I am weak and prone to failure. I am not strong or brave on my own. I am not super human, I am not Wonder Woman. But God...He is strong and perfect. So who cares if no one reads my blog or if they think it's awful. The success of this blog is not what is important, it's the trusting in His plan. So you know what...."and if not. He is still good."

So what is happening in your life right now? What is God guiding you to do? He has a plan for you, each of you. His plan may or may not look conventional. There is a chance His plan is completely different than the plan you had for yourself. But His plan is the right plan. His plan is the one that will draw you closer to Him and bring Him glory.

Lord, You are so amazing and powerful and You can see the whole picture from beginning to end. You know better than me what is supposed to happen and when. Thank You for always pursuing what is best for me even when it means making me uncomfortable. Bless me with the strength to say "an if not. He is still good." In Jesus' name. Amen.