{"id":2022,"date":"2025-03-19T14:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T03:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/?p=2022"},"modified":"2025-03-19T14:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T03:08:04","slug":"god-our-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potterdreams.com\/clay\/god-our-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"God our Refuge?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week I heard twice (at different occasions) the saying,”right belief would lead to right living”. In my opinion, it depends on how well the belief received in the heart. Just to illustrate my point with this objective truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is our refuge<\/strong> and strength,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,<\/p>Psalm 46:1-2 (NIV)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

If we were honest with ourselves, not many of us would not be afflicted with fear<\/em> when calamity such as tsunami or earthquake hit us on the face. Even with rumors or news of incoming disaster as tornado and devastating earthquake, my own heart would tremble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know how many of us would stand firm in news of war \/ foreign invasion. Probably not many. And this verse stands tall in front of my face. Isn’t God our refuge and strength? Aren’t we supposed <\/strong>not to be fearful, even when the earth give way?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those frightening events are there to challenge us,”where is your faith?<\/em>” (Luk 8:25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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