“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10

What does it mean to fear the Lord? You should not tremble in fear over the Lord unless you are doing things that you shouldn’t and if you don’t know the Lord the only thing you should really fear is the one who can send you to hell for all eternity. It is not because he is mean but because you have chosen to have nothing to do with him and prefer to be your own Lord and do as you please. If you do not want him in your life he will never force you and will give you your desires to be free from him. And the only place you can be free from him is in hell. Your choice. But to fear the Lord is complete respect and reverence for God and never wanting to be apart from him. You also choose to do all you can to please him not wanting to ever hurt him or upset him. Always trying to keep his commands because they will bring life. There is absolutely nothing to fear if you love the Lord because he is in control of everything. He does what he pleases because he knows all and he is the one who loves you more than anyone ever will. He will always do what is best for you. We can’t know what is best for us because we do not know all the variables but he does. He cannot do anything wrong it just isn’t his character. He is only good and he has done so many things for us and given us so much. You could spend your life thanking God for your blessings but you would barely scratch the surface. There is no limit to all the good things and if you think you are truly blessed he will show you there is so much more. No situation has ever come upon you that he can’t control and no one has power over your life but him. That doesn’t mean that you might go through something hard but through it he will always give you strength to endure and he will use it for a good outcome. Example: I had a stroke and am in a wheelchair living in a nursing home. But I now have a real relationship with the Lord and have never been so very happy and full of joy and peace and he is using me in some mighty ways. I am experiencing so many miracles and powerful things I would never have thought possible. Nothing is impossible for God and I’m experiencing them.