i have begun to nest. i honestly didn't think it was going to happen this time around but it has. and im loving it. so....as i was cleaning out peppy's closet, she got out "our daily bread" and started worshipping our Lord. this had gone on for a while before este came in and started recording. it's more like cheering towards the end :) love her.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
raise the banner high
2 Chronicles 20:17 (the word from our Lord)
"You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.”
This chapter has been the foundation of our hope in our mighty God since close to the beginning of our trial. While we had never heard it, or remembered the story, before our trial, it began to come up in our lives so often that there was no way it was mere coincidence. Our despair began to spread out into this new found hope that maybe the Lord was preparing this amazing battle victory and we just had to position ourselves in faith and watch His mighty hand do what our Mighty God had planned before the foundations of this world to do in this monumental mountain in our lives.
There have been so many times where I have pleaded with God to end this pain, whether by taking us out of this situation or taking our lives out of this earth. The pain has been extraordinary. Our God, His Word and His comfort...even more extraordinary. As children who play the game where they twist each other's arms until the other cries out "UNCLE!"...i feel as if i have screamed out to the Living God "UNCLE! UNCLE! MERCY! HAVE MERCY ON MY FAMILY!"
As the years passed, and our flesh longed to find hope in man's words, we have come to CLING to the powerful and true words of our God, our LIVING hope. While our emotions can take us through loops and turns like a roller coaster, God's word holds firm...never changing...never losing it's power or absolute truth and promise in our lives.
Today could be the day that the hand that is twisting our arm is let loose...where God at the end of our plea to have mercy says, "alright, my children, today is the day you receive that mercy."
We have positioned ourselves, lets see if today was meant to be our day of victory....as we sing "allelu"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhrhtkYq8pQ
"You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.”
This chapter has been the foundation of our hope in our mighty God since close to the beginning of our trial. While we had never heard it, or remembered the story, before our trial, it began to come up in our lives so often that there was no way it was mere coincidence. Our despair began to spread out into this new found hope that maybe the Lord was preparing this amazing battle victory and we just had to position ourselves in faith and watch His mighty hand do what our Mighty God had planned before the foundations of this world to do in this monumental mountain in our lives.
There have been so many times where I have pleaded with God to end this pain, whether by taking us out of this situation or taking our lives out of this earth. The pain has been extraordinary. Our God, His Word and His comfort...even more extraordinary. As children who play the game where they twist each other's arms until the other cries out "UNCLE!"...i feel as if i have screamed out to the Living God "UNCLE! UNCLE! MERCY! HAVE MERCY ON MY FAMILY!"
As the years passed, and our flesh longed to find hope in man's words, we have come to CLING to the powerful and true words of our God, our LIVING hope. While our emotions can take us through loops and turns like a roller coaster, God's word holds firm...never changing...never losing it's power or absolute truth and promise in our lives.
Today could be the day that the hand that is twisting our arm is let loose...where God at the end of our plea to have mercy says, "alright, my children, today is the day you receive that mercy."
We have positioned ourselves, lets see if today was meant to be our day of victory....as we sing "allelu"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhrhtkYq8pQ
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