ThePewView

Hey all you slap happy people!! Its that time again! Blog of the month

This Month's Blog of the Month is a bit different... I actually haven't read this blog....technically. haha :-)

I get a Streaming Faith (www.StreamingFaith.com) Daily Devotional sent to my blackberry email every day. So around 3-5am my phone gets a lil bit of ministry. I love to read it on my way to work before truly start my day. I have been slacking on reading my bible everyday so I love that I still have some connection to the word.

The way it works is every day a different person does an entry and it is sent out to the masses. I have a couple of favorites but one writer in particular that I love is Milan Ford. He has a way of speaking that is just so right on. It is real and it is anointed and I just love it. I was glad to find out that he had a personal blog called ThePewView. Though I haven't had a chance to check the website out extensively I know his work is rich. And i URGE you to go to the site (http://thepewview.com/wordpress/) and take a read. Here is his latest one called Embracing Fear which left me meditating on the concept for a minute!!!

Embracing Fear

Milan Ford
Okay. I think it’s time to finally let this cat out the bag. I realize that for many of you, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise; but I’m going to take a chance and say it anyway for those of you (like me) who are still trying to figure this whole 'Christian life' thing out.

(Here it goes) Sometimes our God…just doesn’t make much sense. Now I realize that may sound a bit strange, but allow me to give you a few examples of what I mean:

In order to receive, He tells us we must (first) learn how to give. (Luke 6:38)In order to lead, He tells us we must (first) learn how to follow. (Mark 1:17)In order be successful in life, we must (first) learn how to fail (John 12:24-25).And in order to be confident, we must (first) learn you to be afraid (Proverbs 14:26)

Be afraid? Seems like strange advice coming from an all-mighty God, doesn’t it? I must admit I thought it was too until I read this passage in its entirety:In the fear of the Lord, there is strong confidence,His children will have a place of refuge.The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,It turns one away from the snares of death. (Proverbs 14:26-27)

I will never forget something I heard a long-time mentor of mine, Pastor Terrell Murphy, once say when I was still a junior in college: The Kingdom of God…is backwards.

While FEAR is something many of us seek to avoid, I believe now more than ever before that FEAR is something God wants us at times to embrace. Although difficult for us to grasp, the measure of FAITH we have in God can be directly related to the measure of FEAR we have of Him.

For example:
How many job opportunities have you passed up because you were AFRAID of what the employer may have said…rather than being AFRAID of the God who told you to apply?How many unfruitful relationships are you still holding on to because you are AFRAID of being alone…rather than being AFRAID of the God who has better ones in store?

(Haven't hit your row yet?) Well then how many speeding tickets have you received in the past because you were UNAFRAID of the consequences…rather than being AFRAID of the God who could have chosen to take your life in a traffic accident?Believe it or not, FEAR is not something we always have to back away from. Sometimes, FEAR is something we need to lean more into. FEAR is not an enemy to us who believe; but rather it is a tool of faith. A tool of confidence. And as many of us already know, a tool of wisdom. (Proverbs 1:7)

Today, let’s honor God with our lives and the decisions we make. This life is too precious and ripe for a great harvest not to FEAR Him.