I’ve only recently climbed out of that last valley. A valley that stripped me of every surety I held. Idols that needed crushing now lay as dust behind me on that rocky ground, shattered by my faithful God. And though my jeans may be ripped from the terrain and my knees stained from the crawl, my Lord has proven something to me.
As his daughter — purchased and adopted, redeemed and sealed — the happenings of my life are never at the mercy of chance. They are never at the mercy of the enemy. Nothing enters my day without first passing through his Father hands. His love hands.
“Not one (sparrow) falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Do not fear therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows.”
~Jesus
Matthew 10:29-31
The feelings may insist otherwise. They drone on about my being forsaken and unseen. But I lose my footing when I try to stand on feelings. I need a solid place.
As his child, my God means every ounce of life for my good and his glory. My heart may deceive me. People may betray me. But my God continually works and mends and transforms, always completing that which he begins.
This thing that defines our now season does not define Him. So even when the doors of life fling open with unexpected winds, I’m learning to rest. I’m learning to lay the thoughts and feelings at his feet, allowing his truth to wash them anew. He holds this moment. He is Lord over this moment. Healing comes as I believe.
My today circumstance is under his control.
It hasn’t happened while he was sleeping, for he never wearies.
It hasn’t happened because he stepped off his throne, for he always reigns.
It hasn’t happened apart from his allowance, for he is my God.He means my today circumstance with purpose, for he is purposeful.
Today’s thought-life challenge…
- Identify your most trying circumstance.
- Write down some truths you can declare out-loud about that circumstance.
- Keep those truths close so you can engage the thought battle and choose the true thing.
Fill me, Lord…
This is tough to swallow, especially when our circumstances are beyond description. When our eyes are swollen from the tears and our chest aches with pain. But what does it do to our hope when we believe that he is indeed in control?
Can you share a time in your life when he has proven this very thing to your own spirit?
Forsaken and unseen have rung in my ear so many days. You are right to say that there is no solid ground in that swirl of feelings.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
“Swirl of feelings” — great description!
Life is so hard! Dealing with people is so hard (sometimes i wish i could just live in my little “God box” and never come out)! But it truly does give hope to stand on the truth of WHO God is, when all else is seeming to fail. Thank you for consistently reminding me of this and being my faithful friend and prayer warrior. Love you.
You are precious, friend. Much love to you.
i have a bad habit of sizing up God’s power. I put my wrongs out there, then God, then the enemy. All together, a tangled up picture is what I often see. When I take my self out of the picture, all my past wrongs, all my fears of messing up, all my weeknesses, I see God standing beside the enemy. God is a giant, huge and ready to stomp out the enemy. This study has helped me take me out of the equation and just see God against the enemy of my thoughts, the wrongs done to me, the mountains still to climb. Reading Isaiah was a great idea. I wrote down much and put it on a tablet with a magnet to hang on my refridgerator.
I wondered if anyone was actually doing the thought-life challenges. Thanks for sharing that it blessed you. Those same exercises of writing down and then meditating upon the true things has been life-changing for me. Blessings to you, friend.
I wondered if anyone was actually doing the thought-life challenges. Thanks for sharing that it blessed you. Those same exercises of writing down and then meditating upon the true things has been life-changing for me. Blessings to you, friend.
I needed this today! Thank you for reminding me that hope comes through Him!
I read this earlier and couldn’t find the words to leave a comment. I wish I’d had someone like you in my life many years ago. I could have used this wisdom way back when. But then, I might not be the person I am today. 😉 Love your heart!