Down the Path to the Well--a thought to remember along the way Down the Path to the Well--a thought to remember along the wayMy roots spring from the State of Pennsylvania, where someone far more famous than I, is having a field day today...meet Punxsutawney Phil, the charming, delightful groundhog who appears every February 2 to tell us if winter is soon to end--or if we have six more weeks to shovel snow, sniff with colds, and stay inside the cabin!Now how is this determined? By the groundhog's SHADOW--whether it appears or does not appear is crucial to the entire event. Don't ask me which is which...I can never remember! I only know it is a very big deal in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania--they have a lot of fun, whatever happens!
Shadows a groundhog makes may be fun--shadows that people make are not--and yet there are many shadow people in our world today...Meet three of them--maybe you will find yourself!
1. I'm AFRAID of my shadow! Fear becomes the tagalong of this shadow person. It follows him night and day, causes sleepless nights, anxious days and finds something to worry about every minute of the day. A miserable shadow--one that God came to dispel!
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee. Be not dismayed; for I am thy God. I will strength thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness (Isaiah 41:10).
2. I'm MAD at my shadow! Anger becomes the fighting foe of this shadow person. It rears its ugly head without notice, flying into temper tantrums when it gets not its own way. It hates everyone--but in particular, the person it shadows. Low self-esteem, no self-respect--the shadow does its dirty work deep in the heart of the shadow person. A MEAN, angry shadow--one that God came to dispel!
"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice; And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ's sake, hath forgiven you (Ephesians 4:31,32)."
3. I DOUBT there IS a shadow! Unbelief becomes the ruling force of this shadow person's heart. We must SEE to believe--faith flies out the window and suspicion comes in to stay. We don't believe in ourselves, we don't believe in other people, we don't believe in our God--and the shadow of doubt looms over everything we are and do. A dark, unbelieving shadow--one that God came to dispel!
"Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me (John 14:1)."Now God does not dispel ANYTHING without replacing it with something of HIMSELF....and the replacement for the shadows that follow you night and day? It's found in the SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY: "He who dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91:1)."
Run to HIS shadow today--your fear will be turned to faith; your mad to glad, your doubt to sure belief--and you WILL have a great day--whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow or not!
Bible Gateway.com - Psalms 91:1-16 - The Safety Psalm --in the Shadow of the Almighty
And a man shall be like an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest;
like rivers of water in a dry place, like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land (Isaiah 32:2)."
"Lord, shadows follow my path through life--they bring heaviness and unhappiness to my world.
I Believe - by Gilberto Barreto
Dispel them with Your love--and hide me, O God, in the shadow YOU provide--
there I will be safe, there I will be free, In Jesus' Name, Amen."TODAY'S FEATURED LINK!
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