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Move, do not hestiate

Genesis 19:15-16 At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!” 16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful. When I read this I was dumbfounded by the reaction of Lot. God sent him a message that everyone in the city he was living in will be destroyed, so he should leave. What did Lot do, leave. No, he hesitated even though he knew the consequences of staying. Why did he hesitate, was he afraid of the unknown, did he not trust God. God was still merciful to Lot, God’s angels seized the hands of Lot and his family and rushed them to safety. God challenged me that I also do this. When God lays something on my heart I sometimes hesitate and in some cases I don't do it out of fear of the unkno...

In spite of everything, God still loves me

My doubts do not separate me from the love of God As high as the heavens is over the earth, so strong is his love to those who fear him I am imprinted on the palms of is His hand. His thoughts of me outnumber the grains of sand on the beach He sees the worst in me yet still believes the best of me My sins of yesterday and my failings in the future do not surprise him He knows them all He knows me better than I know myself In spite of everything, God still loves me