The more I am attacked, afraid, tempted, slipping away, frustrated, the more determined I should be to call on God and press into Him.  

A Prayer For More Faith

Lord my faith is weak but You can make it strong.

Lord strengthen my faith for unto You I belong.

Lord I am afraid I want to run and hide.

Lord what should I do I look to You to decide.

For I long to do Your will.

Lord the battles Yours should I run or stand still.

I turn to You for I want all glory to be thyne.

For I know if a battles won it's by Your Spirit and Your power not mine.

A Place To Hide

When I am afraid I want to go hide. That is a pretty normal reaction. In nature most animals in the woods I happen upon scamper off to hide because they are afraid of me. When they run off they look for a place, a shelter, a refuge where they can hide. When I am afraid I look for the same thing. When animals are cornered they will try to defend themselves. They do this by lashing out, with their claws, or trying to bite, and if the animal is big enough it will try to charge or over power the one who corners it. Sometimes the charge is a bluff, they are just trying to scare or run past the one who cornered it. Some animals don't always run off and aren't afraid like bears. A cub wouldn't have to run it would call it's mom having faith that she could handle anyone. The mother bear wouldn't have to run off  she would know she is powerful enough to handle anyone. In physical life God has given me the instinct to run and hide if my life is in danger. Yet He can give me the courage to stand and fight on behalf of a loved one. Sometimes at night after my husband has gone to bed I have to walk down our dim lit hall to our bed room, and I become afraid. I feel like there is something after me, so I run to our room and feel safe because my husband is there. Then I get embarrassed because I think, if it's a spirit what can my husband do? Plus I feel ashamed that at 40 something I am still afraid of the dark. Where is my faith? is my next thought. So lately I have told myself and anything else that may be listening : "The more you try to frighten me or attack me the more I am going to press into and call on God." "He is my refuge and my strength in Him will I trust." Last night was good I didn't have to run. I am glad God is patient with me, forgiving, and doesn't take trust and faith away from me when I am weak or too dense to grab it. But He is always there offering to establish my trust and faith in Him and offering to help it grow. He is so understanding, and ready to impart wisdom and discernment that I may know when to fight or take flight. All battles belong to the Lord, all glory goes to Him who is the Victor. How I respond during these battles is important. I must look to Him in faith and trust for wisdom, courage, get out of the way, whatever, that I may do His will and act appropriately that in Him I may have victory. 

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. There fore we will not fear Psalm 46:1, But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?" Mark 4:40, And the apostles said to the Lord, "increase our faith." So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you." Luke 17:5-6, Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief !" Mark 9:24, Through our God we will do valiantly, for it is He who shall tread down our enemies. Psalm 60:12

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