For the last six months, ever since I found out I was pregnant, I have been scared. Scared of many things, from getting through the pregnancy without any complications, to coping with newborn twins whilst still raising my other 3 children.

Not today though.

I have been asking God for protection. Protection for my babies, protection for me, and protection for my family. I have still been scared though and didn’t truly have confidence in God to deliver.

Why would He?

I felt I wasn’t worthy enough to receive God’s help and guidance. I felt that our family was alone in this journey of new transitions. How far from the truth was I?

The sermon this morning in church was about how we gain a new confidence in Christ. It shouldn’t be through material things or how we look. It should be through the fact we are loved. Once we realise how much we are loved, we will gain a new confidence.

I certainly felt loved today. Ladies from my church organised a surprise baby shower for me. For a long time I thought I didn’t matter. These ladies showed an immense amount of love by blessing me abundantly. Not just with gifts and food, but with their words and prayers.

They will never know how much this meant to me and my family. My prayers of asking God for protection may not have been answered. But with the love I received through these women, I found a new confidence in Christ that He will answer.

We may not feel the love directly from God, but He will use others to show it.

You are reading day 14 of the Write 31 Days Challenge in conjunction with The Five Minute Friday Community. Today’s word prompt is ‘ask’.