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WHY THE STORY OF DAVID & BATHSHEBA ISN'T A LESSON ON MODESTY

 
 
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“Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,”

— Luke 24:45 | ESV

 
 
 

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God has been teaching me so much about how to handle my anxiety lately. I know His Word is powerful, and I teach that to women. But man oh man has He been challenging me to see how deep that power goes! • I’ve had two near full blown panic attacks in the past 48 hours. Heart rate jumping in ways that I know aren’t good, mentally and emotionally feeling myself on the verge of shutting down, you name it. But God. • I was reviewing for a podcast episode I recorded the other day on answering the question, “Can We Speak Things Into Existence?” and in that time, God used Joshua’s victory over the 5 Amorite kings, to minister to my anxiety, to my hope, to my soul. • When Joshua was faced with circumstances absolutely beyond his control, he didn’t look to positive affirmations about himself. He looked to The God of Heaven, who told him to not fear and that He would be with His people (The Israelites). He gave Joshua tangible reassurance by throwing stones down from Heaven that caused more of his enemies to be defeated than the ones the army men of Israel were able to defeat. And as I sat facing tempting moments of allowing my anxiety to be the lord over my life, I witnessed God remind me of His power through a story I read of a dear Brother in the faith, who trusted Him despite. • God has shown up for me in ways unimaginable. Where I usually would freak out and cry and be so disheveled by what is going on around me, the triune God has challenged me in those moments to look to HIS work, HIS sovereign power, HIS Word, HIS authority. I’m so overwhelmed with gratitude for how He has shown me that He cares for my soul. He cares for my well being. And He will often place me in situations that cause me to look to and lean upon Him all the more. If you suffer through anxiety, one thing is for sure: this all ceases when our Savior returns, and God is eternally committed to us now to help sanctify us through what the fallen reality of sin brings. Hang in there! I’ll be sharing some practical things I do and find helpful when dealing with anxiety in a post soon. By no means are these substitutes for seeking out professional help and counseling, but they will help you focus on Him.
The Bible is such a surprise! I mean, every turn of page, every read of chapter, is literally like getting something in the mail you weren’t expecting. And I LOVE it. • So, this morning I was continuing my reading through the story of Joseph (Gen. 37-50), and I read through chapter 38. Ya’ll, I’m not even exaggerating here! Ya’ll know the early 2000s episodes of Maury? This entire chapter literally reads like an episode of family drama over who’s the father, why Tamar never got the man her father-in-Law promised her, Tamar dressed up like a lady of the night to get her man, and the story ending in a battle between the twin boys she conceived from her father-in-Law, fighting to come out of her womb first. Like really, one of them stuck their hand out of her during labor, then went back in and the other brother came out! Like huh!? And she found out she was having twins DURING LABOR. Bruh! 😩 Spare me Lord and thank You for modern-day medicine, ultrasounds and technology! 🙌🏾 • I know we can sometimes feel like The Bible is boring and it can deter us from reading. Or, we think that the world has better things to offer us than God’s Word. But the reality is that it’s not. There’s so much in here and it’s so crazy how God uses the failures and the victories in other people’s lives to display how greater Christ is, and set an example for us that we don’t have to do to learn from. We can take what we read and know that we can dodge so much trouble, just by keeping God’s Word in context and close to our hearts and minds! • Keeping my word is an application that was readily seen in this interesting story between Judah and Tamar. Had Judah kept his word with Tamar in giving her Shelah as a husband once he got old enough, a lot of crazy events could’ve been prevented, including the “You ARE the father!” verdict towards the end of the story lol! Also, one thing I learned about God’s love for women, is that He instituted practices that protected women should their spouse ever had died. Not only did He set them up to be taken care of, but He also made it so that widows wore certain garments that were recognizable to others. Give Gen. 38 a read today! It’s a lot of fun! ☺️
Everything about this past weekend was needful. Time sitting on my bestfriend’s sofa and have her ministering to my soul. Time being corrected and challenged by those in my life, no matter how painful it is. Time gazing at the crucified yet risen Christ and knowing that I’ll be okay because He went down and got back up. Time celebrating my anniversary with my man. Time being reminded that this is allll temporary and everything is going to be alright. Christ rules in all things, so it’s time that I start looking most at Him and only at myself as He shows me how I can be more like Him. Happy Resurrection Sunday! 🌷🌝
This journey together has been a roller coaster. Many ups and downs, highs and lows, tears and hugs, everything. Despite the growing and sanctifying pains, God has continued to keep us together, reminding us why we started, how we started and how we must fight together because our biggest issues arise not because of one another, but because of our own sin. • I cannot even begin to describe what this journey has been, but I am so grateful for this man. God placing him in my life has been nothing but a sweet blessing. I can’t pretend that I’ve been the best representative of Christ always in my relationship. But one thing I’m grateful for is that Christ doesn’t allow me to stay just that. He continues to make me new and remind me that this is bigger than us but most about Him. How we treat others is directly tied to how we treat and view God. And if we think we’re treating others well when we’re really not, while thinking God is cool with how we behave, we’ve got a pretty messed up and in need of revision, view of God. And trust me, I’m the first one to say that your theology will be tested as you grow with someone. Because you can believe all day long deep truths about God, but your practice is going to need some feet to work it out. • God has us in an interesting season right now. And we’ll continue to walk it out together! One thing I know is for sure, I love this man with all that I have to give another person. And I’m looking forward to all that God will continue to show my crusty self as I fight to submit to The Lord in all that He is doing! 🙂 P. S. Many people are wondering if we’re married, when we’re getting married, etc. I personally don’t plan on sharing any details as to when and how everything is happening, but just know as of today, we ain’t married yet. Lol. When we do, those closest to us will know and if and when I choose to share that with everybody else, that’s when it’ll be ☺️
 
 
 

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