As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is
proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. 2 Samuel 22:31
Aren’t you glad that God certainly has our steps ordered and established; and our only part in this is to learn to walk it out, learn to listen before we move. So often don’t we move before we hear? The wise hear them and grow in wisdom; those with understanding gain guidance. Proverbs 1:5
There are days when discouragement rears its ugly head, days
when all I want to do is pull the covers up over my head and enter back into
peaceful sleep, days when I’m not sure my brain will last until afternoon, let
alone the end of the day! And today was one of those days. Discouragement
reared its ugly head. As my feet hit the floor, the immediacy of my need for
supernatural strength became overwhelmingly clear. “Lord, I need you!”
You may be asking yourself “where on earth is she going with
this?” Well...we’ve had inquires as of late regarding the process of our daughter and how’s she’s doing. I know this one thing that had we listened to the doctors a long time ago, discouragement and our faith would have been immersed by the enemy. So I thought I’d answer by way of
faith today, if you don’t mind; so stay with me!
The Hall of faith is certainly an arena I love to visit often.
While walking in that Hall of Faith we cannot let discouragement be in control, yet "in ourselves" when faced with circumstances, discouragement can certainly walk pretty loud!
The Hall of faith is certainly an arena I love to visit often.
While walking in that Hall of Faith we cannot let discouragement be in control, yet "in ourselves" when faced with circumstances, discouragement can certainly walk pretty loud!
Many times we act upon our reaction of the circumstances we see in
our flesh and of course that can be a natural response especially for any parent, or for
that matter, anyone who may be suffering or dealing with unexpected
pain of life.
Yes, our faith can be stirred, moved and questioned and at
times be discouraging, yet when faced with these challenges, my heart will always be moved to the “Hall of Faith ”Hebrews 11. What an encouraging passage of scriptures to go to where one can truly experience reassurance...inspiration and reinforcement of God's promises to us.
These believers of the Old Testament were imperfect, weak
and needy, wow did you see that...imperfect, weak and needy. Yet God, in His great mercy, revealed Himself and His strength despite
their imperfectness...weaknesses and neediness in order to demonstrate His power at a time in their greatest need of Him.
In the same way, God does not require our strength in order to work, why? because we have no strength in ourselves. He delights in us just being that pot of clay in order to mold us for our own good, for His purpose and His glory. He is a God of mercy, grace and compassion.
In the same way, God does not require our strength in order to work, why? because we have no strength in ourselves. He delights in us just being that pot of clay in order to mold us for our own good, for His purpose and His glory. He is a God of mercy, grace and compassion.
Although her diagnosis has not changed, in fact, her recent test revealed further damage to both her legs Yes each day brings incredible pain to our daughter and times she suffers with great difficulties and challenges. BUT God, He definitely has used her pain coupled with all our faith to reach the lives of so many to evoke hope when life seemed hopeless, to trust when no one else trusted and
to have faith when faced with discouraging news when all else failed, yes, even
when man has failed.
He is perpetual in His word; He
is the same “Yesterday, today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8
His promises are everlasting, never fail or cause discouragement.
His promises are everlasting, never fail or cause discouragement.
Yes, we are going to have those days of discouragement and days we feel our
faith is weak but we have this great confidence…
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness…For when I am weak, then I am strong". 2 Corinthians 12:9-11
So, today whatever you maybe experience or walking through I pray that you will exchange your discouragement for
encouragement. Just as those who had to also walk out their faith in their greatest time of discouragement; in that let your faith be released to know your faith will let you face your tomorrows.
Let me leave you with a song we sang many years ago it still rings an anthem of praise for our today's and yes even for our tomorrows;
Let me leave you with a song we sang many years ago it still rings an anthem of praise for our today's and yes even for our tomorrows;
"Because He lives I can face tomorrow, because He lives all fear is gone, because I know He holds my future and life is worth the living just because HE lives." What a promising hope!!
Make it a purposeful weekend and remember...keep Him close to your heart!!
Love Debbie
