It’s been a crazy week with all four kids starting swim and dive team practice, in addition to all their other activities. This is the first year for the twins. Alexis was super excited and Edmund was extremely scared. He said he couldn’t go and cried on and off all afternoon before the first practice. We talked through various scenarios and his siblings tried to encourage him. I reminded him that he felt similarly last year before his first baseball practice, yet he has loved it since!
On a much larger scale, Jeremiah was terrified to be a prophet for the
Lord.
Jeremiah 1:4-10 The
word of the Lord came
to me, saying,
5 “Before
I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before
you were born I set you apart;
I
appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 “Alas,
Sovereign Lord,” I
said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
7 But
the Lord said to me, “Do
not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say
whatever I command you. 8 Do not be
afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares
the Lord.
9 Then
the Lord reached out his
hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your
mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over
nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow,
to build and to plant.”
When God calls us to do something, He promises to be with us and provide
what is needed to do the job, no matter how scary it is.
As I prayed about whether Edmund was to start swim and dive team, the
baseball scenario from last year kept coming to mind. So, even though he cried
while waiting his turn to jump off the diving board, he did jump off and had a
smile afterwards! Later that night as we were talking it over and comparing it
to his experience with baseball, he said he was glad he did it. Then, he
suddenly exclaimed – “and God was with me!!!”
Yes, God was with him! He is always with us, whether we are afraid of something
big or small. What is scary for you right now? Will you take it to God and let
Him guide you for your next steps? He will faithfully be with you!
