Trusting In God As Our Protector

Week 2- Day 6

As we trust God, there are ‘walls’ that must come down.  

To freely serve God and to do what He calls us to do, we must have a certain ‘vulnerability’ and choose to not be our own ‘protector’.

Stepping out of our comfort zone and what ‘feels’ safe and into the unknown, which ‘feels’ risky and chaotic, is at times what our obedience to God’s calling demands. Many of us are well aware that we can so overly ‘protect ourselves’ that we end up rarely obedient, and instead of saying, ‘Here am I, send me,’ we say, ‘Who am I? I can’t, so I’ll just be safe and won’t.’

Our own 'walls' and limits, placed there by fear (or even pride), must be conquered and dealt with.

Yet at the same time, there are other good 'walls' that need to be built up. 

Once these ‘ramparts’ are in place and are strong, they actually build such a level of trust that, as we KNOW our God as our Protector, the 'unnecessary walls' come down.

This is what we are doing here. 

May God build us up in His Word and in His love and in His truth in such a powerful way, building a deeper faith and level of trust in our trustworthy, all powerful Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, where it belongs, that we 'fire' ourselves from being our own protectors and fully trust in Him.

-Ask God what ‘walls’ need to come down? What particular fears or areas of unbelief or lies or misbeliefs (about God or yourself) are keeping you from walking out what He has called you to?

-What truths need to be built up and established in your life?

"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,

Because he trusts in You.

Trust in the Lord forever,

For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.” 
Isaiah 26:3,4

(This is part of a 6 week prayer strategy series. To return to 'watch the ramparts' homepage: click here).