Like A Fool

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You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy, At Your right hand are pleasures evermore.  - [Psalm 16:11] There is no person so difficult to love than myself.  This shall never be a weak excuse for not loving others.  i won't drone on and on about it just as i won't drone on and on about "dark clouds" hovering.  For i am in Your presence now and i will stay and ask You to pull me back when i start to stray.  Just grab me about the collar and pull me over the sawhorse.  

For behold, in those days and at that time, When i bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgement with them there.  On account of My people, My heritage, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up my land.  They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. - [Joel 3: 1-3]

i can't imagine allowing fear and discouragement to keep me from fulfilling Your plan for me at this point in time.  i could never disbelief Your promises, Abba Father.  If You tell me to "Fear not," then i would be disobeying You should i fear.  i know that now.  i understand and live that now.  I sought the Lord and He heard me And delivered me from all my fears. - [Psalm 34:4]   All that You have done for me before now, how could i disobey You?  i know i've been guilty of that in the past.  Like a fool.

 

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