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Written By: Gerbrand de Beer

God Is My Father

God Is My Father, A Reflection on Becoming, Belonging, and Being Led

There are moments in life that don’t announce themselves loudly, yet they carry weight that changes everything. Becoming a father is one of those moments. It shifts something deep within you—how you think, how you see responsibility, how you understand love.

It was in such a moment newly stepping into fatherhood that I paused to pray.

My Personal Testimony

Over the past few years, I’ve embarked on a profound journey exploring how trauma is stored in our bodies, as described in “The Body Keeps the Score.”

Recently, I began cold water swimming, and I noticed that after each session, my watch would alert me that my heart rate was spiking abnormally. Initially, I dismissed it, but my body was clearly trying to communicate something important. During a prayer session with a mentor, she prayed over me, asking God to whisper truth into my innermost being. I sensed a blockage within me and immediately began to pray. As I did, my heart rate surged again, and I felt a wave of deliverance wash over me. Afterward, I went for another cold water swim, but upon returning home, I was hit with a severe vertigo attack. It felt like I was drowning in anxiety, spinning out of control. Read More.. Samuel Gerbrand de Beer

Do Not be Anxious

It is written in our Scriptures: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” (Phil. 4:6). Note that the verb translated “be anxious” here (i.e.,μεριμνάω) comes from a root word (μερίζω) that means to be fragmented or divided into parts and pieces. Being anxious is therefore the uneasy state of being..

Worry is a place of exile and pain

Worry is a place of exile and pain. “For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength” (Isa. 30:15). This message, alas, is rarely heeded because people are easily seduced by the vain attractions and empty threats of this evil world. We are constantly barraged with spurious messages that appeal to our lusts, our fears, or our vanity: