Putting Emotional Walls Up And Tearing Them Down

We all do it. Putting up walls around our heart to protect ourselves from the pain. And we think we’re doing it to be safe.

The walls that we put up sometimes become our prisons.

What we think we’ve done to protect ourselves has, in reality, caused us to hide behind the walk, curl up in a bank and waiting while we fret and worry and fear the worst.

“Guarding your heart” is a biblical principle but if we don’t gain the right perspective on what that means, we may likely end up with a heart that is controlled by our emotions and feelings. While it’s normal to isolate ourselves from the world out of fear or agitation that feels normal Then pain, sorrow, fear, anxiety and grief can creep in behind that walk of isolation and keep us captive.

So how do we break those walls down? I can tell you from experience that once the walls are up it is hard work to break them down. It’s a constant battle.

How do we guard our hearts when our life depends on it? What is the remedy when emotions and agitation don’t just stop by for a visit but barge in and take over our hearts, and minds?

Ephesians 6:12-13 tells us:

“For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rules of the darkness of this age, and again against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”

The enemy we fight is not one to be fought alone. It’s impossible without God. God is the creator of our emotions, and though Satan would love to use them against us (as he sometimes does), this battle that rages in us has a Victor. His name is Jesus, our Savior, our Redeemer, and our Friend. He is the one who conquered evil. He is the one who opens the door to the spiritual realm so He can help us in this battle we face on earth.

Fighting to break down the walls we put up to protect us has to come down to get the prison we so eagerly put up. But breaking the wall takes hard work, preparedness, commitment and stamina.

Jesus told us how to use His armor against the enemy in Ephesians 6:14-17:

“Start, therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace; above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of Salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

  • Truth –Your belt. It holds you together when your world is falling apart. We have to stand on the promises of God’s Word, even when we don’t understand why, or when the world tells us something different, (see Philippians 4:8-9).
  • Righteousness –The idea of the breastplate of righteousness is for this armor to protect us when satan throws his fiery darts at you. The key to guarding your heart is to know God’s Word. It is our righteousness that gives us the boldness to stand against Satan (see Romans 3:26).
  • Preparation – having your sandals on, ready to go at any minute. We often let our guard down or get lazy in our relationship with God and satan tries to take advantage of this. I can neglect to clean my house and it won’t do any physical harm, but failing to clean my spiritual house can prove go be detrimental to my spiritual, emotional, and even my physical health. (see 1 John 1:6-9).
  • Faith -While this seems an obvious necessity for battle, the shield of faith is more than that. Why do you think the emotion of fear can creep in so easily and consume us? It’s when we lay down that shield that protects us, we allow fear to move in. When we are grieving the shield of faith will surround us and protect us from being consumed by it. Worry retreats when faith takes over. When we walk in faith we quit allowing our feelings to dictate our actions. With faith, we believe God is truly in control. This doesn’t mean we won’t have emotions, it means that our emotions won’t have us. (see 1 John 5:4-5).
  • Salvation – The battle begins and ends in our minds. When we choose to believe what Jesus did for us on the cross we recognize that the victory has already been won. No circumstance in this life can change the fact that He saved us. He loved us is much that He died for us. If He loves us that much, we can trust us with whatever life throws at us. The Helmet of Salvation protects our brains from getting out of focus when life gets tough. Our thoughts, actions, and feelings come into alignment when we keep our focus on what really matters. (see Romans 5:7-8).
  • God’s Word – Our sword. Our weapon in this spiritual battle. Our words mean nothing. His Words mean everything. If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have the Holy Spirit, and He will correct you and guide you, but knowing and applying God’s Word is our fiercest weapon. (see 2 Corinthians 10: 4-5).

This battle isn’t easy, and it’s bigger than us. God-given emotions are a natural part of this life but this gift of emotions was never intended to control us. God wants to fill our hearts and our minds with His truth, but He places that responsibility on us to absorb the truth.

Now you can see how “the armor” that He talks about is for our good. For our protection.

It All Begins With Faith

Live Performance

What was the last live performance you saw?

The last performance I saw was by Eric Church. It’s one of the few I have seen. He gives an country amazing show.

Eric Church

Two Fathers, Two Kingdoms

Understanding Spiritual Identity In A Divided World

Deep Study

Everyone we meet has two fathers. Everyone. They have a biological father and a spiritual father. Biblically, their spiritual father is either God or Satan. The Pharisees, incorrectly thought they were children of God and said to Jesus, “The only Father we have is God Himself” (John 8:41). Their perceptions were not equal to reality. Jesus refuses them, saying. “You are from below, I am from above, you are of this world, I am not of this world” (John 8:23). And “you are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father” (John 8:44). William Hendrickson who was a New Testament scholar wrote:

“Identity of inner passions and desires establishes spiritual descent: they are constantly desiring to carry out the wishes of the devil; so he must be their father. The devil desires to kill and to lie, and so do they.”

We live in a divided world where “the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom and the tares are the sons of the evil one” (Matthew 13:38; 1 John 3:10).

Those who are children of Satan are called “sons of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2), are under “the dominion of Satan“ (Acts 26:18), and reside in his “domain of darkness” (Colossians 1:13; Romans 2:19). These walk “in the futility of their mind” (Ephesians 4:17), and are “darkened in the understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, be of hardness of their heart” (Ephesians 4:18).

Paul said that Satan, “had blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the Image of God” (2 Corinthians 4:4). But these are not unwilling victims; for though they are born into Satan’s kingdom and held captive by him to do his will” (2 Timothy 2:26), they also enjoy what he offers and are said to love darkness rather than the light” (John 3:19).

The Greek word for love is agape (agapao), which is in the active voice and means they willingly love the darkness of Satan’s world system and all their affections are tied to it. They continue as residents of his kingdom by choice and not by chance. Freedom awaits them if they want it. Freedom in Christ. But they don’t want freedom, and when given the opportunity to be liberated from their captor, they prefer to clutch their chains of familiar pleasures and practices than to step into the unknown freedom and responsibilities of liberty in Christ. Jesus said to them, “You are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life” (John 5:40).

Paul described them as “men who suppress the truths of unrighteousness“ (Romans 1:18), are “without excuse” before God (Romans 1:20), and professing to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and foot footed animals and crawling creatures” (Romans 1:22-23). Of those who are negative and set their wills against God, three times it is written that He “gave them over” to “the lusts of their hearts” (Romans 1:24), and “to degrading passions” (Romans 1:26) to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper” (Romans 1:28). Once God permits a person to operate by his sinful passions, that person is given a measure of freedom to live as he wants, but not without consequences, both in time and eternity. God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, so that they may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness” (2 Thessalonians 2:11-12).

To say that Satan is someone’s father also means they are his children by imitation. Jesus said of Satan, “He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks it’s a lie, he speaks from his own nature, he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). By his actions, Satan became the murderer of souls, directing the first humans into sinful acts that ultimately led to their spiritual death and the enslavement of all mankind (Genesis 2:17, 3 1-6, Romans 5:12, 14, 19, 6:23). This is according to the William Hendrickson.

From the very beginning of the history of the human race the devil had murder in his heart and he plunged the human race into an ocean of death, physical, spiritual, and eternal (Romans 5:13, Hebrews 2:14, 1 John 3:8). The devil is a wellspring of lie, the creator of falsehoods (Genesis 3:1, 4, Job 1:9-11, Matthew 4:6, 9, Acts 5:3, Thessalonians 2:9-11). When he lies, he is original. When he does not lie (Acts 16:16-17), he quotes or even plagiarizes , even then he gives the borrowed words a false setting, in order to create an illusion. He strives to lie and deceive, and he does it in order to murder.

Those who are children of Satan are spiritually deceived, and belong to Satan’s world-system, share Satan’s desires and have murder in their hearts. They practice lies and deception to promote their agenda. These people are incline to harm others spiritually, physically, emotionally, and psychologically, which endangers the wellbeing of those near them. (we are seeing this happen in the world today). We as believers are called to show them love and grace when possible (Matthew 5:44-45)m but also guard ourselves against their attacks (Acts 20:28, 2 Timothy 4:14-15).

Satan is a master strategist who seeks to plant his ‘minions’ into all organizations where they can have a destructive influence on others, such as government, education, media, entertainment, military, sports, and society in general. Especially if the can promote the departure from the Bible and its morals. Satan’s ‘minions’ promote lies, deception, violence, and murder to obtain and retain their places of pride and power. The value and morals we once had is diminishing, and the trend toward evil will only get worse.

As a follower of Christ, I make it a point to study God’s Word every day, walk-in faith by the Spirit, demonstrate grace and pray for others. I believe there will come a time where persecution will come and we must be ready. The more time we spend learning God’s Word and walking in faith the more equipped to stand against those who make seek to silence us in any way they can.

We need to realize that we live in a fallen world. Walking with God is total devotion to Him, and world will reject us, Jesus said.

“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this world hates you” -John 15:18-19.

The gospel of grace and a solid foundation of the Bible’s teachings will, on occasion threaten other people’s pride and power, and we should not be surprised when they act negatively with hostility. If it is possible we are to get along with others and pursue peace (Romans 12:18), but never at the price of neglecting our assignment to tell people about Jesus (Mark 16:15).

Because we live in a fallen world there will be times when we must choose whether to serve God or man. “We must obey God rather than man (Acts 5:29).

As believers, we are supposed to both be realistic and optimistic about the world and the future. Realistic that we will not win the world to Christ and optimistic because we know Jesus is coming back and making everything right.

We must keep our focus on God and His Word because it provides mental and emotional stability when trouble comes (and it will). Adversity is inevitable and we must be able to handle it in wisdom and faith if we are going to finish the race.

Cling To The Lord

The temptation to forget God is always present. It’s easy to take your eyes off God living in the world. We might see our friends doing worldly things such as going to the club and whooping it up. God says in Romans 12:2, “Do not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God.”

God never blesses disobedience. If you fill your mind with scripture you can critically evaluate society and can see through the empty values of the world and resist assimilation.

If we look at the world and its abandonment of God we can see the diminishing respect for the authority of His Word. A disregard for God and His wisdom is always the first step toward spiritual rebellion. We can see this in everything that’s going on in the world today. Keeping and doing what’s in God’s Word is not simply giving tacit consent to its claims. We must be strong to keep it and do it and not deviate from it to the right or the left.

There will always be a temptation to think the world has it better than you (Exodus 23:13). But if you have the scripture on your lips and the praise of God’s name in your mouth, you won’t have room or time for acknowledging anything else.

To cling to God is to trust in His promises, to seek His favor, and to only crave for His approval and not other people.

We should never lose hold of God or allow anything to tempt us and draw us away from God if we are to be blessed by Him. When we cling to God if can enjoy peace of conscience and peace with God. If we can look at God through the cross we will see a gracious Father, a loving friend, and a glorious portion for ourselves.

When we cling to God everything to inspire, feed, and strengthen our confidence will be found. When we cling to God fears die, doubts are quickly dispersed, and joy and praise will spring up in its place.

Helping The Community

What do you do to be involved in the community?

I helped the community volunteering to help veterans by helping gather food and delivering food to home bound veterans by delivering food to their homes during Thanksgiving and Christmas.. I did this for about 7 years, and then 7 Yerba before that by helping veterans and their families with fundraising for food and for the research of cancer.

Currently I been recovering from a few surgeries I’ve had. So I’m not helping the community at this time.

God’s Heart Is For All People

God’s heart is for all ethnic groups: all nations, all peoples, all mankind, all creation, all every creature, every knee. Every tongue, every language, and the world.

The world and satan would like you to believe differently. They want division and chaos. But there are many scriptures that tell us this. God has a plan to bring peace even though the evil will not go away. We can have peace as individuals.

Genesis 12:3 tells us, “I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.

Genesis 22:18 – “…and through your offspring all the nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”

Genesis 26:4 – “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give them as these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed.

Exodus 9:16 – “But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

Joshua 4:24 – “He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.

Fearing the Lord is respecting Him enough to obey Him and follow His ways.

There are over 90 scriptures about “all the nations” in God’s Word.

This is what God wants for all the nations:

“All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, they will bring glory to your name. They will sing a new song to the Lord all the earth” – Psalms 86:9, 96:1.

In John 16:33 Jesus said to us, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

The world (and Satan) is trying to deceive us. But we must know that “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.” (You 1 Corinthians 14:26-32).

A Job For A Day

What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?

I would like to be a doctor for a day. To get rid of the sick care model that most doctors engage in. Instead of giving people medication to cover up their problems, I would like to give them resources on how to feel better with diet and exercise.

I feel like most medications have side effects and doctors seem to thrive on their patients coming back time and time again to get the doctor rich instead of teaching their patients how to eat and live productive lives instead of popping pills which in turn make people sicker.

In God There Is No Darkness

We are studying Psalm 27 this week at my church. Every time I read is Psalm I remember how blessed I am to know Jesus as my Savior. This Psalm is written by King David and is a reflection of how his faith in the power of God sustained him through many trials.

David goes back and forth remembering the past when the Lord delivered him. We all can look back and remember a time of trial when the Lord sustained us whether you’re a believer or not it’s not difficult to realize God helped us through tough times. The contrast between light and darkness, strength and weakness are evident.

Psalm 18:28 says, “For you will light my lamp, Lord. My God will light up my darkness.”

I know there were and probably will be times when God delivered my soul from death and kept my feet from falling and I was able to walk with God in that light of the living.

David suffered through many hardships. He made many wrong choices in his life. As I have done, yet God was faithful to forgive.

Placing our trust in God is what saved my life. There are many benefits of salvation. And I can’t help remembering all the light that shined in my darkness because God came after me to save me.

God is light, in Him there is no darkness at all.

Favorite Brands

What are your favorite brands and why?

My favorite brands are comfort and low price. I don’t care much for brands. I think it’s a waste of money to spend extra on anything brand because clothing and such are made with low-grade material and it wears out just as fast as the lower-priced merchandise.

We All Need A Little Patience

In this fast paced world, patience is a virtue that everyone can benefit from having more of. Not surprisingly, the Bible had a lot to say about patience. Here are a few biblical lessons I’ve learned.

The other day I picked up a friend to go to meeting. And the first thing she said to me was “I need more patience.” My first thought was doesn’t everyone. So naturally I had to look up patience in the Bible. Everything we struggle with in life is in the Bible along with ways to help us with our struggles.

The first scripture I came to was Galatians 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” This told me that Patience is required to reap rewards. There is a proper time to reap, but we often lack the patience that is necessary to get there.

Whenever something happens to us or we want something we don’t want to patiently wait for the reward. We want the benefits immediately. It’s the problem of instant gratification.

In life, sometimes the greatest rewards we can get don’t come from immediately after doing the work. We have to be patient in order to get the results.

If you plant a seed but keep uprooting it to check if it’s growing you’ll never get the reward of having a tree.

With that said, we shouldn’t give up so quickly because we aren’t seeing the results in our lives as fast as we wanted.

Perhaps the most important area in our lives is where we must be patient for the rewards we have to wait until the next life to receive. The Bible talks about crowns (rewards we will see in heaven). What we do on earth will have a direct result of life in the heavenly realm. If we grow weary of doing good we will never see our rewards in heaven. We won’t be able to say what Paul said,

“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge will reward me on that day…“ -2 Timothy 4:7-8

Our reward for having patience is in store for us who keep the faith.

Don’t use patience as an excuse not to act. This is something my pastor said last week that hit me like a ton of bricks. He said people say they are waiting on God. While it is sometimes necessary to wait on God, the Bible indicates it may be us who need to act first.

I heard a story a long time ago about waiting for a sign. It’s about a man who was stuck out at sea waiting for God to save him. While he was waiting 3 boats passed by him and offered to help but he said “No thanks.” I’m waiting for God to save me.” Eventually, he died and went go heaven, he asked God “Why didn’t you save me?” God told him I tried. I sent 3 boats your way.

We can find ourselves in life waiting for God in order to take the next step. We say we are being patient when in reality it’s us that need to move. Like the man stuck at sea, we may have a specific expectation of how God is going to work things out and so we ignore the sign he places right before us,

In 2 Kings 5:1-17, we learn that Naaman almost missed his healing because he expected the prophet to do it a certain way. Only after being convinced by his servant to obey the instruction that he gave. We learn from this that we always need go be open to God. If we are being led in a certain direction, even though it doesn’t fit our expectations it’s important to remember it may be God showing you the next step. Don’t continue to wait on God when He is waiting on you.

There are also areas in our lives when we are patiently waiting for God to give us the power to do something. We may be saying we’re patiently waiting on God when it’s something he already gave us the power to do.

It’s like waiting patiently waiting to be blessed with money when God has given us the ability to produce wealth, or patiently waiting for God to heal us when we just need to eat healthier.

Be patient when going through trials. Romans 12:12 says, “Rejoice in hope. Be patient trouble, and keep praying. We all experience trials in life and while they are not pleasant the Bible teaches us to patiently endure them. Which is difficult to do, but trials build character.

Patience is required to endure through trials and the Bible says, “Endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.” (Romans 5:4). Being patient through trials helps us to become better people. Each time we patiently endure a trial it helps us to become more patient in general.

It helps me when I’m going through a trial to ask God what He wants to teach me. It helps me stay focused on God and not the trial.

James (Jacob) 1:2-3 says, “Count it all, joy, my brothers (and sisters), when you fall into various temptations.” When God tests our faith it produces perseverance.

There are some things that God says He will handle and we shouldn’t do them because we aren’t patient with Him. The world likes to tell us to get angry and seek vengeance. And we are seeing a lot of that these days. But Romans 12:19 tells us “Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

When we see the wicked seemingly getting away with wrongdoing against us or our loved ones we may feel like God isn’t acting fast enough. But we are to be patient with God because in the end justice will be served righteously.

Based on our own understanding we may think God isn’t moving fast enough. God’s wisdom surpasses ours and we should patiently trust Him when it comes to His promises.

“The Lord is not slow in keeping His promises, as some understand slowness. Instead, He is patient with patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” – 2 Peter 3:9

God has a purpose for everything He does. So be patient and “trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” ( Proverbs 3:5-6).

Trusting God In The Difficult Times

Life is not predictable. There are ups and downs along the way. Many of us want to trust God. When times are good it is easy. But when times are difficult it’s harder to trust God. But, God’s unchanging character can give us a firm foundation when things are unsteady and uncertain.

Life can be going along smoothly for a season. Our jobs are going great, our health is good. Then all suddenly it throws us a curve ball. Someone gets sick or you lose your job. The things that felt secure and all the sudden became shaky and uncertain.

Jelly Roll has a song about how he only talks to God when he needs a favor. This is how most people are. God wants us to talk to Him all the time. When we cannot see a resolution God wants to help us navigate them.

To trust God means to believe in the reliability, truth, ability, and strength of Him. Titus 1:2 tells us “in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.” Trusting Him means believing what He says about Himself, about the world and about you is true.

Trusting God is more than a feeling; it’s a choice to have faith in what He says even when our feelings or circumstances would have us believe something different. Our feelings and circumstances matter and are very much paying attention to. God cares about them both. But those things alone are not reliable enough to base our lives on. They can change at any moment, even in an instant. God, on the other hand, does not change. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and is worthy of our trust.

Trusting God is not about ignoring your feelings or reality. It is not pretending everything is okay when it isn’t. Trusting God is living a life of belief in the obedience of God even when it’s difficult.

What does it mean to trust God in our everyday life?

To trust anyone you have to feel comfortable being honest with them about everything. But God is much more reliable than your most trustworthy friend. When things are difficult He doesn’t want you to keep those feelings to yourself.

He tells us in 1 Peter 5;7 to “cast all your worries on Him because He cares for you.” He also says in Psalm 56:8, that He keeps track of all our sorrows and collects all our tears in a bottle. And has recorded each one in His book,

Because God loves us, we can show our trust in Him by talking about all our feelings and circumstances with Him. Don’t let your emotions rule your life, bring them to God so He can help you address them. He isn’t disappointed of frustrated by your struggles, doubts, or pain.

When you trust, you go to God and His Word (The Bible) when life is hard. You also act on obedience (doing what God says) and trust that He will ultimately take care of the rest. In trust, you don’t look for security in other things. You look to God to hold you securely in difficult circumstances. You might not do this perfectly, but God is kind and patient with you while you learn to trust Him.

Jesus Himself felt overwhelmed by what was before Him, and He went straight to His Father.

A few ways we learn to trust God are:

  • Seek His Truth In Scripture

God knows we need somewhere to go when we feel unsure. That place is His Word. It is unchanging and completely trustworthy.

  • Confess Your Unbelief

Be honest. Allow God to remind you who He is and what He promises, and then be honest with Him.

  • Share Your Concerns With Other Believers

Know that you are not facing these difficult times alone. God is walking with you every step of the way. He also gives us other believers to walk with.

  • Remember God And Spend Time With Him

God is bigger than your circumstances. Difficult times may feel like they will last forever, but they are temporary. God is present in our bad times as well as the good. He is always faithful.

  • Look For Things To Be Grateful For

Difficult circumstances feel all-consuming at times. It is really hard to see past them to other things that are going on. God’s grace is in all things. In waking you up. In a sunny day. In a call from a friend. He is in all of it. These things can get overshadowed by other more complicated things going on.

  • Walk In The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit lives in anyone who puts their trust in Jesus. The Holy Spirit is your constant helper, pointing you to Jesus. In John 14:26 Jesus told of an advocate, the Holy Spirit whom He would send in His Name. To teach you all things and remind you of everything He had said.

  • Wait On The Lord

The Holy Spirit will lead you to what you should do. Sometimes what you need to do is wait. And faithfully continue to seek God, but wait on His timing.

Sometimes our trust falters. But God is trustworthy even when you don’t see your prayers being answered or problems solved right away. Life is unpredictable and downright difficult at times, and that difficulty may persist for longer than you had hoped. It may even bring you to the end of your strength. So what do you do then?

Wait, trust, and remember that God loves you. You can trust Him to sustain you, to provide for you even when you are in the middle of hardship. Jesus guaranteed His followers that they would face hard times. John 16:33 says “I have told you these things that in Me you may have peace. In the World you have trouble, but cheer up I have overcome the world.” He promised that He would always be with you.

God is completely trustworthy, but He doesn’t ask you to trust Him blindly. He wants you to learn to trust Him as you get to know Him. You can get to know God through personal time with Him and through His Word.

In times of trouble remember His promises. Remember who He is and always has been. Even in doubt, and uncertainty, if you keep going to Him, He will continually show Himself to be trustworthy.