You can stand. He's With You

Standing on the Promises of God when life hits you at its most raw is tough.  As is normal for me, I turned to music to encourage my soul on our drives to and from visitations, doctors, therapists and lawyers.  More than one time I just let the tears flow while listening to this song and committed the truth that YHWH would never leave us or forsake us to my heart.  It took many miles.  It took many tears.  It's taken two and a half years.  We are standing.  But we aren't standing or building for that matter on legs of the past.  We stand after having our legs unable to hold the weight of it all buckle underneath us, yet be protected by the Shield of  Faith.  (Eph 6)  See, when you're a heap on the ground,  the shield can and does cover your body.  Slowly but surely we began to heal up, and we continue to do so.  Honestly, the prayers said on our behalf from all of our friends and church family sustained, strengthened and fed our weakened bodies to allow us to Stand.

Eph 6:12-15

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.  Therefore, take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all, to stand.  Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;   above all, taking the shield of faith with you with which you will be able to quench all the firery darts of the wicked one!

2 and a half years ago, the girlfriends around me began struggles of their own with very ill children, very sick mommas, and in my home we had very broken (emotionally and spiritually speaking) children.  It is such a testimony that we encouraged one another through the distraction of a fitness competition!!  We lost weight, got fit, I started running and we all worked together to Stand in the midst of the trial.

He was with us.  He guided, protected, encouraged, provided when we thought time had run out for anything to happen that we needed.  In essence, He blessed all of our socks off while walking through the  flames of life at its peak!

We have so much to celebrate in the months ahead:  John's retirement, 1 college graduation, 1 high school graduation and launching these big kids off to jobs and new scholastic careers.  I can't wait to write about those amazing and exciting times that begin here in a few short days!

Until then, head on over to MomHeart.org!  Lots of Mommas loving life, walking with Him and growing in their high calling as mothers!  Some authors are even new girlfriends to me.  Be blessed!