My family has had a rather challenging last 4 months. Now we've endured a lot as a family, but this season has seemed more challenging than times past. I believe it's because we've decided to hold firmly to our Heavenly Daddy's hand and to rest in His peace. Easier said than done. It's one of those times where everyday you wake up and remind yourself that the Word of God is true and even when my circumstances change, His Word is still the same. You get up you start your day and maybe 2 hours later your saying "the Word of God is true and even when my circumstances change, His Word is still the same." You keep moving forward and get a little farther now and by dinner time and again before bed you say "the Word of God is true and even when my circumstances change, His Word is still the same." You lay your head down and thank God for making it through another day. You thank Him for His grace, His faithfulness and that He is the friend that sticks closer than a brother. You trail off to sleep, then the alarm rings and you are faced with the same challenges all over again.
Our family has taken to calling this time a holding pattern. We've called it that because no answers have come forth quickly. We've just been on hold when it comes to any kind of answers. And right now we are in a place where we are literally pressed on every side. Even just 1 of the multiple things we are facing, by itself would make some weary and we are facing multiple of those types of things. The truth is our God is way bigger than it all. But you have to choose to believe that in the face of what can sometimes feel like insurmountable obstacles. But God says that we are More than Conquerors, He says Greater is He that's living in me..., He says that I can do all things through Christ who give me strength. But everyday you wake up and things are still the same. Now it's been 2 months, 3 months...and counting and still no answers. Will you still hold firmly to His Hand? Or better yet, will you still believe that He is holding yours?
It's not easy when everything around you is being challenged. When you have to choose to know that God is for us and never against us. Even when the walls are closing in, can you still say "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!" Can you trust that He truly does know better and get out of His way. That's been the challenge for me. I'm a very analytical thinker, so I typically have already reasoned out every possible scenario. But what do you do when there is absolutely nothing you can do to fix it. You just have to go though it. After a few attempts on my part to try, I finally surrendered. I surrendered all my possible fixes and answers to God. I surrendered my frustrations and fears to God. I surrendered and chose to say through the tears "the Word of God is true and even when my circumstances change, His Word is still the same."
You will hear our family say in this season "We have drawn a line in the sand and set our faces like flint." Our eyes are fixed on our Daddy and HE WILL NOT FAIL! He can not fail. We are His kiddos, so we can not fail either. But we have to trust Him. In the good and the bad times. Trust Him!! He has all the answers that we will ever need for anything in this life. But that has to be more than just words. It's has to be an everyday choice to believe that.
God's Word is true. It does not change just because our circumstances do. One of our favorite worship leaders, Steffany Gretzinger, sings "You never fall off of Your throne." That is such a powerful truth. I've attached a link to the video at the bottom of this post. No matter what our circumstances might try to scream at us everyday, they did not knock God off His throne. Nothing can or ever will do that. Do we always believe that to be true? Sometimes it's a battle and we walk around living defeated. But today my prayer for you is no matter the circumstances, No matter the obstacles you face, No matter what the enemy is trying to whisper in your ear, you will draw a line in the sand and set your face like flint. You will say no matter what, I am holding firmly to my Daddy's Hand and then allow for the peace of God to overwhelm you. Rest in that peace. It's ok to rest. I'm learning that. Rest in His peace. He died for you to have it. Rest in knowing that you don't escape His thoughts. He is aware of what is overwhelming you. He hears your every cry. The best thing you can do is choose to trust the Lord through it all and believe His Word is true for your life. He will never, never, never let us down. For He is and will forever be...
Our One True Assurance...Thank You Jesus!!
