facing some pretty high hurdles, or deep valleys, or actually walking through one right now, the Lord is once again faithful and He has been reminding my husband and I through His Word...
yesterday, when confronted with what we hoped wouldn't happen we were stunned, overwhelmed and fearful...
praying and asking friends to pray, we talked all of it through... and then, together, we came before the throne of the One who knows all about what is going on..
we have been praying together all along and it for sure is a wonderful thing to do.. there is an intimacy that you cannot experience any other way .. baring our hearts before Mighty God, Our Heavenly Father and before one another binds us together like nothing else ever will... but then last night.. He, in His Sovereignty took this to a whole new level... authentic, raw, heart wrenching... acknowledging our helplessness to deal with what is happening right now .. communing with Him restored some of the deepest places in our fragile hearts..
there were tears and there was a letting go... an opening of fists... a surrendering.. there was honesty and transparency.. and .. there He was..
the Author and Perfecter of our faith... Yahweh, the One that has been, is and always will be, Adonai, the Lord over all, there was Jehovah Jirah, the One that provides all our needs.. El Shaddai, the Mighty One, Yahweh Shamma, the One that is available when needed and Yahweh Raah, the Shepherd who leads us through the valley... makes us lie down in green pastures, comforts us and makes our cups overflow ..
so amazing to meet Him like this, in a moment like this, together like this...
so today, reflecting on this, I was reminded of this song I love:
There is strength within the sorrow
There is beauty in our tears
And You meet us in our mourning
With a love that casts out fear
You are working in our waiting
You're sanctifying us
When beyond our understanding
You're teaching us to trust
Your plans are still to prosper
You have not forgotten us
You're with us in the fire and the flood
You're faithful forever
Perfect in love
You are sovereign over us
You are wisdom unimagined
Who could understand Your ways
Reigning high above the Heavens
Reaching down in endless grace
You're the lifter of the lowly
Compassionate and kind
You surround and You uphold me
And Your promises are my delight
Your plans are still to prosper
You have not forgotten us
You're with us in the fire and the flood
You're faithful forever
Perfect in love
You are sovereign over us
Even what the enemy means for evil
You turn it for our good
You turn it for our good and for Your glory
Even in the valley, You are faithful
You're working for our good
You're working for our good and for Your glory
Your plans are still to prosper
You have not forgotten us
You're with us in the fire and the flood
You're faithful forever
Perfect in love
You are sovereign over us
You're faithful forever
Perfect in love
You are sovereign over us
( Michael W Smith, Sovereign )
there as some ways to deal with this situation and we know that He who is faithful is more than able to provide a way through this... and for that I am FOREVER GRATEFUL...
and there it is, that peace... the peace of God that not only surpasses all understanding but is not necessarily always the absence of fear, but really the Presence of Him!!!!!!
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