Some Trust In Chariots and Some In Horses, But We....

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The following post was received from a dear Sister in Christ from the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. She is a precious blessing from God to my life. God has done many wonderful things in and through her life. I think you will be struck, though, by her humility when you read what she has written here. What God spoke to her through the experience of which she writes is certainly a word from God for us all. Be blessed.
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The Lord had to deal with me about fear and trusting in Him this week.

I drive about a 40 minute commute to work each morning that requires me to leave Streetsboro around 5:30 a.m. I pray each morning that the Lord will keep me safe from the deer and other animals, that He will keep my vehicle safe from mechanical failures and that He will protect me against all the crazy drivers on the roads and deliver me safety where I need to travel.

When I hit [a] deer about two weeks ago, I could see the hand of God that protected me as it could have been much worse. However, I have to admit that it knocked the wind out of me emotionally.

Whereas, I had not even given it a second thought for three years, now after hitting that deer, I became so afraid to drive at night and in the early morning hours because I so afraid that another deer would jump out.

As many times as I have seen deer on the side of the roads over the past three years, I trusted the Lord. But since I hit one, I had an open door that the enemy was using to work me over.

He used my fear to keep my mind focused on the deer and on being afraid. Every morning that I had to get ready for work, I awoke with terror about having to drive.

I kept putting this before the Lord and asking Him to heal me of my fears. He gave me a verse in Psalm 91 that says, "Thou shall not be afraid for the terror by night".

I would say this verse as I traveled in the darkness each morning and at night. Then one day, a coworker told me about electronic devices that you can put on your car that makes an sound that the deer hear and would cause them to not run toward your vehicle. I went on the internet and ordered one. Each day I went to the mailbox in anticipation of receiving this device that would deliver me from my fears.

Finally, the device came and ripped the box open and immediately put it on my van. All of a sudden my confidence was up and I wasn't afraid anymore! I couldn't wait to drive to work the next morning because I knew this device would get me through.

As I was getting ready for work the next day, the Holy Spirit whispered to me, "Are you going to put your trust in a manmade device or are you going to trust Me? Are you going to trust something that man made or are you going to trust the Lord of the deer to keep you safe? Are you going to rely on your carnal security or put your trust in my grace?

I wept and swallowed really hard as I asked for God's forgiveness. I realized that I had made that deer alarm my god and that I was trusting in it instead of the true and living God.

I asked the Lord to forgive me and that I trusted in Him and Him only. I have not used the device and I am trusting the Lord for my safety.

The Holy Spirit said to me, "A self-reliant person is doomed to fail, but the wise person depends on God".

Proverbs 20:7 - "Some trust in chariots and some in horses (and deer alerts - smile), but we will remember the name of the Lord our God."