Stand Now

It seems like a spiritual law; when the Lord has taught us something, there will soon be a practical test to go through.

He was kind though, in that He showed me on Tuesday that what He had done was real.

Yesterday was a different test - challenging, but I can see how it was necessary in order for me to continue to "go there."

Like most moms, my family is my tender spot; the most likely place for me to fall flat on my face in terms of "peace loss; untroubled heart; fear"!

Yesterday it became known to me in a close way that three out of my four offspring had varying sorts and degrees of pain in their lives.
And DH isn't well either.

I was aware of the tussle going on inside me - pain and empathy for "my people" (hmmm: is THAT part of the problem!?) -wanting to rescue them, find answers for them, fix them -
and on the other hand - hoping that I will remain faithful to the truth given, even when the pressure is cranked up.

I awoke early this morning - around 4.
The words going around in me:
"Fight the good fight of faith."
"FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH"

Aha!
I have clarity, a word; a weapon. . .

Satan has not changed his strategies since the Garden of Eden:
he still whispers slyly: "Did God REALLY say . . ."?
Then he accuses God to us: "He can't be trusted."

So, this battle is defined now.
God CAN be trusted.
What Jesus spoke to me is do-able because He makes it do-able.
"We stand because He is able to make us stand."

We will still see the Lord glorify His Name through all of this.