I Sought the Lord

I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 34:4

I remember being 4 years old with my eyes tightly closed and sweaty hands clasped together, reciting this verse. This was the first bible verse I remember learning. My mother said it at the end of every prayer. No matter who was praying, at the end of each prayer, we would all join together in saying this verse.

I recently found a watercolor painting of this verse and used every random minute of free time I had this weekend to paint my own.

Inside of this verse are 3 beautiful promises that I will always cling to:

The Lord answers me.

I sought the Lord and he answered me. God doesn’t just listen, he answers. He’s never too busy for me.

The Lord will deliver me….

He will. That is His promise.

from ALL of my fears.

Not some of them. Not the ones that He finds worthy…but all of my fears. As a kid, this part of the verse meant so much to me. But even now as an adult, it means even more. As adults we fear and worry about our parents growing old, loss of friendships, the well-being of our children, safety, economic and financial fears and worries, the list goes on and on.

The Lord delivers us from all of them.

Seek the Lord. Let Him deliver you from all your fears. 

XO, Rachel