If God be God..

So plenty of times last year, I kept saying to my mum how I was not sure about doing my post-grad because of my perception of how hard it would be. I would constantly be whining and complaining about it  - how hard the work is likely to be and how I probably wouldn't be able to manage the pressure along with whether I would be able to keep up or even have a decent grade at the end of it all... yea, you probably get my drift. Most of the time my mother would give me an encouraging response on how smart I was (thanks mummy!), how other people had gone through it and succeeded therefore it was obviously not an insurmountable task.

This silenced me for  a number of weeks but I was always coming back to her with the same nagging questions of worry... What if I couldn't do it? Finally, taking her eyes of the road, she turned and looked at me straight in the eye and said: "Angela, If God be God then how can it be that you question His ability to guide and carry you through what is just another phase in your life?  Has His word not been clear, true and sure in the past?" (paraphrased).

This line 'If God be God...' has stuck with me for sometime now. I'm on the threshold of my post-grad studies and I do not have an inkling of worry or doubt about whether I will make it because I have digested this truth.

 However, I am reminded of this saying in different scenarios, when something 'different' or challenging comes up or when I'm talking to someone who's battling with walking in faith in one area or the other. It has been my experience that the mind comes up with endless reasons why lots of things should and will not work out - but it takes a faith-in-God-filled mind to declare that 'if God be true and all He says be truth, then I will confidently walk in this direction.'

Bottom line is this: If you are walking in the will of God i.e. in obedience to Him (both for the specific situation as well as your life in general) there are countless promises He has made to you that you need to walk in (or remind yourself of): 

*"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." - Joshua 1:9

*"I can do all this through him who gives me strength."- Philippians 4:13

*"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."- Deuteronomy 31:6

*"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." - 2nd Timothy 1:7

*For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." - Isaiah 41:13

So let me reiterate that wise counsel: If God be God,  If He is true then quit doubting, quit compaining and living in fear. He said He'd do it, made promises to carry you through and bes believe - HE's gonna fulfil every last one of them.