Being Strong In Darkness

Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them: for the Lord your God, He is the one who goes with you.  He will not leave you nor forsake you.

Sometimes God calls us to "Tight Spots", those things that are uncomfortable and uncertain & dark.  But even so, He also calls us to be strong and courageous and in the darkness He is our Light. 

If God be for us, who can stand and succeed against us?  :)

Sometimes we come to a new day only to find that we have to face a new trial, or the trial is renewed, or sickness has come, or a family member dies unexpectedly; regardless of whatever kind of  "tight spot" it is for you, it is REAL and it hurts! 

But God is greater still.  His love casts out all fear. He will not leave you comfortless.

Don't listen to the nay-sayers, listen to the Peace-Speaker.  He knows just how it's all going to turn out. And if He brought you to it, He will bring your through it. 

In the meantime, no matter what it feels like, He's got you.  And won't let you go. 

Trust Him.  Keep believing in Him.  It just may be that He is giving you this time to do an even greater work in and through you.  Allow His name to be glorified in you :)  There is purpose to your pain.  It will be worth it all one day! 

Words to a song that were in my dream in the early morning hours of today:  "Lord I don't understand the reason for this pain and sorrow; I don't know how I'll get through all my tomorrows; but I know You carry me, Yes, I know You carry me; Oh, I know You'll care me; Until my days on earth are finally gone". 

Happy Sunday! 

A Due Season

I can hardly believe we are in the last quarter of the year 2014!  With that being said, October has brought with her very refreshing weather, much enjoyed.  It truly feels like Autumn this weekend.  So grateful for that. 

Summer is over, Autumn is here.  Let's bring that into another perspective. 

Have you been living in a lot of Summer moments of life?  Moments when the heat of trial has been so intense you thought you'd perish from the stress and strain of it all.  Days so hot...so hard?

I've had days like that.

But God has a refreshing breeze for you.  Sometimes it's through the fulfillment of answered prayer.  Sometimes it's through His sufficient grace.  The mountain doesn't move sometimes, or at least not like you'd move it, but there is that calming assurance that settles deep inside...and you realize..."I can make it over"..."I can make it around this". 

Because with God all things are possible. 

After the scorching, dry season...the rain does come.  The heat lifts.  Then the glorious colors appear.  The temperature wanes and the winds softly blow.  God breezes, I call it.  Refreshing moments.  Moments so beautiful that you really do feel that you could touch the face of God. 

God never leaves us in the heat too long.  Just enough. Mostly to change, not our surroundings, but us.

Galatians 6:9  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Don't give up!  Your season is about to change.  God IS in control!! You will make it, if you faint not.  Keep going.  Victory and Glory await.  Just hold on!!!  God never leaves you nor will He ever forsake you!  You're doing well.