Finding That With God, It Really Is Enough
Life’s situations and circumstances can sure throw you some curveballs at times. I think when we are walking in the Lord, we are targets for the Devils wrath and he wants to do anything he can to derail our walk in the Lord Jesus.
I certainly never expected to go through some of the trials that the Lord in his wisdom has allowed. They’ve been hard and oh, so difficult but He knows and cares all the times I have cried out in my bitterness and despair.
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalms 56:8
I have found great comfort knowing God’s promises are true and that:
“All things work together for the good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
How can I argue with God who created my breath and being? He knows all things. He knows just what I need. I am a soldier, a warrior in the army of God. God has created me for a purpose. I was made to shine His light. I must be a good soldier for Jesus Christ and not allow myself to get discouraged when everything isn’t rosy. Our Lord knows best.
I was listening to Ann Voskamp, a very inspirational lady who has seen and overcome some difficult things in her own life and she said something about love that really resonated with me.
Love is about being broken again and again and still giving.
Is that not what Christ did and does for us? No matter what our actions have been, God has chosen to love us with an unfailing love that never gives up on us but always holds us when we ourselves want to give up. When we don’t believe in ourselves, He does.
I am a product of His amazing love and grace.
I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
I can keep going on because He believes in me. He says I can and He will sustain and give me the power to do what He has called me to.
I am an overcomer.
As Helen Keller said, “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.”
4 Comments
JS
Beautiful post Elisabeth! I took a visitor from Canada to a service at TT last night. They just happened to be playing the video of Gary Walker’s testimony given at CBW in B.C. I’ve heard it several times but if anyone is going through a difficult time I highly recommend watching this once again. He leaves no wriggle room for complaining about what comes our way. Here was a man that was so saturated in pain that if you walked by his bed and caused a hair to move he’d scream out. The pain was intense not for an hour, a day, or a week, but for months. Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
We know where the greatest battle is fought and that is in our mind.
God bless you!
Elisabeth
I’ve thought of Gary Walker many times. What an encouragement that testimony has been to so many people.
Surrendering and dying to ourselves can be a very hard process sometimes. But when we let go, that’s when something beautiful happens in our life. I just want more and more and more of Him.
Claire
Very timely, thank you <3
I need this.
Lu
Very well written and spoken of all of us that are in the Lord’s Army. His mercies are new every morning and I’m thankful He’s the lifter of my head. (Ps 3:3) In the trying times, some of my most special treasures came in my time with the Lord. He truly never leaves or forsakes us, even if we always don’t feel Him.