I AM with you.

Isaiah 41:10 

"Fear not for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." 

On Friday, this was the Scripture that was on my mind and heart. It seems that everything I have been  looking forward to recently in my life is just not happening as I planned. "I Love Your Presence" by Bethel says, "Let go of your heart, let go of your head, and feel Him now." To me, that means: "Forget about your heart being broken. Forget about what logically seems to be chaos. Rest in the fact that I am here with you." As I wrote these words in my prayer journal, I was reminded of Isaiah 41:10 because it says, I AM WITH YOU. I needed to hear this tonight. He is with me. He's walking through life with me, hardships and all. He knows what I'm going through. He knows the discouragement I have faced. He knows when I'm lonely, sad, hurt, scared- and He feels it too. [Hebrews 4:15 "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses..."]

Matthew Henry says that "the scope of these verses is to silence the fears, and encourage the faith, of the servants of God in their distresses." 

FEAR NOT: Do not doubt God's promise.

I AM WITH YOU: I don't just hear you from a distance, but I am is present with you where you are.

BE NOT DISMAYED: Do not become discouraged by those who come up against you. 

I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU: When you are weak. 

I WILL HELP YOU: When you are in need.

I WILL UPHOLD YOU: When you are falling or sinking. 

WITH MY RIGHTEOUS RIGHT HAND: Which brings punishment to your enemies and fulfills promises to the faithful.