Be bold.
I know you might have concerns…
but walk boldly.
I know you might harbor doubts…
but don’t wallow in them.
I know that others not believe in you.
so bring your fears to Me.
When I am the Truth on which you stand,
your foundation is sure.
When I am the place where you run for shelter,
your defense is solid.
When I am the Voice that you make time to listen to,
your confidence can be real.
Be bold.
Not because you
… have all the answers
… can see the future clearly
… or can don’t ever feel afraid.
Be bold because you trust Me.
You can absolutely be brave when your knees want to buckle.
You can positively have courage even when you lack confidence.
You can certainly be gutsy when you believe that the God of the Universe lives in you and cheers you on.
Don’t indulge your fears.
Don’t rehearse what can go wrong.
Don’t give power to those people, places or situations that threaten to bring you down.
Focus on Me.
When you
… make Me your place of refuge and safety
… choose my protection and authority
… trust what I say about who you are and where you are going
BELIEVE that I will go to war on your behalf if necessary.
And I always win.
So be bold.
Take chances.
Don’t let anything or anyone intimidate you or make you live your life in fear.
Don’t let any voice drown out the directions I give you for what steps to take next.
Don’t let any uncertainty you may have about your abilities override what I see you are capable of.
and know that I am here when you need to stop, catch your breath, refuel, and emerge again ready for battle.
“In Christ we have bold and confident access to God through faith in him.” Ephesians 3:12
“On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.” Psalm 138:3
Notes from my Morning Meeting with Jesus – March 27th
Don’t let anything or anyone intimidate you or make you live your life in fear.
Don’t let any voice drown out the directions I give you for what steps to take next.
Don’t let any uncertainty you may have about your abilities override what I see you are capable of.
and know that I am here when you need to stop, catch your breath, refuel, and emerge again ready for battle.
“In Christ we have bold and confident access to God through faith in him.” Ephesians 3:12
“On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.” Psalm 138:3
Notes from my Morning Meeting with Jesus – March 27th
Wow, great truth for me today! Thank You!
I so needed this! You are such a blessing! I subscribe to your podcasts! Be encouraged because God is and has been using you. Thank you!
Glad you are encouraged Danielle!
Wow!!! This blessed my socks off this morning! I especially like, “Don’t let anything or anyone intimidate you or make you live your life in fear. Don’t let any voice drown out the directions I give you for what steps to take next. Don’t let any uncertainty you may have about your abilities override what I see you are capable of and know that I am here when you need to stop, catch your breath, refuel, and emerge again ready for battle.”
Wow!! Thank you so much for this. I really needed it.
AMEN, AMEN, and AMEN! And this is the perfect song to follow such a powerful word! God bless you, Chrystal!
I LOVE that song. Thinking about singing it for praise and worship at Desperate for Jesus this year 🙂
My sister, you just empowered me to continue my journey as Im preparing myself to lead a bible study in my church. This is my confirmation. God bless.
Awesome!
Thank you so much! I appreciate your transparency and I so desperately needed to hear this song…
Blessings,
Peggie
Peggie… you are welcome!
Chrystal, Chrystal, CHRYSTAL!!!
I really from the bottom of my heart thank God for you and your blog. This post was/is what I needed to hear. It is confirmation for me and it has brought me to tears …literally. I am grateful. I really thought that after my bachelors degree I was done. Finito! BUT God, HE has made it known to me that he wants me to go back to school (Grad School). There is an urgency and or a press for me to go back to school. I needed this. This has touched my life in so many ways…It hits home for me. I love me some cake and the song from Hillsong was just the thick icing on the cake that finished it off lol!
Thank you so much. I pray that God continues to use you and that His hand be upon you in everything that you do.
That Hillsong video is the BEST!
Thank you so much Crystal! May God bless you, you truly have been a blessing through your blog. From your words of encouragement to your menu post to your having a Ear to hear the Holy Spirit speak ….Thank you! Today you spoke l believe from the heart of Our Daddy God and my heart rejoices with courage as He leads me/us as a Body of believers….because He FIGHTS (4 US) AND NEVER LOOSES.
You are so right. He NEVER looses!
Oh, Chrystal, It is so awesome how God gives us exactly what we need in His perfect time!!! Just wanted you to know how much this has blessed me this morning as I am going thru some difficult battles right now. And to end with one of my favorite songs…..praising and rejoicing, God is in control, to Him be the glory!!!!!
Embarressed to say I’ve listened to your father’s messages, been to one of Priscilla’s conferences and done several of her studies, but didn’t know about you until now. Wow~~ God has truly blessed your family and all of us thru you!!! So thrilled that God lead me to this and now I can follow you too!
Love and blessings:)
Lisa
I’ve been at home making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for my kids! Relaunch of the blog, podcast, and writing is new for me too. Glad to “meet” you!
Chrystal, I was immensely blessed by this timely word. “Walk into the unknown, if that is where I’m calling you” resonated with me. God has placed the words bold and courage in my spirit recently. I even saw these words on a bumper sticker a few days ago, and now your message shouts it. Praise God! He is preparing me for a new thing, and I welcome it!
I am sooo proud of you, church member. Thank you!
So glad the message resonated with you. Thanks for dropping by to say so!