Have you ever felt like you have been in a season of special intimacy with the LORD? Like a dream Christmas as a child. The feeling of warmth, inspite of the cold outside. The sounds of Christmas worship honoring the King. The tree, bright and colorful, sweet smelling and blending nicely with the baking scents from the kitchen. The blessing of unwrapping gift after gift of things that are beyond your hopes and dreams.
My recent time with the Lord and the abundance of His revelations in my life have felt like that. But after Christmas is over, there tends to be grief, realizing that Christmas is over. The last few weeks my time with the Lord wasn't over really, although I believe the enemy has intended to strategically bring circumstances into my life to undermine all the Truth the Lord has revealed. When things are shaking in life, it is so hard to keep your eyes up. I don't know about you, I can keep them on Him when a few things shake, but it is especially hard for me when the layers of death and destruction that the world has to offer begin piling up. The time of opening treasures seems so removed. Sometimes as if it was a world away, maybe even the twilight zone. Or is the time of destruction the twilight zone?
I have had circumstances like that lately. Several issues, too detailed and personal to go into. I know Satan has been trying to undermine everything the Lord has done just a month ago. Thankfully, the Breast Cancer scare was only a weak attempt of "The Counterfeit" to allow God a platform to strengthen my faith. God has graciously rescued me from that experience and all tests are negative. Praise the Lord!!!
Other issues are ongoing. They may resolve tomorrow, next month, next year... I will choose to pick up my cross and follow Him. I will choose to keep my eyes on the Strong Tower. I will choose to sit in the room with all the opened treasures and abide in His Truth. It is unchanging. He has proven Himself over and over. Whatever season we are experiencing in life, let us choose to hold onto the Truths He has given us. Let us, choose to receive them as gifts. Don't be distracted by circumstances, doubt and self help montra. He IS my hope.
Thank you Lord for bringing me back to this place of resting contently in your hope. Your Word is my lifeline Lord. Help my spiritual muscles strengthen in the face of adversity. I declare this game is rigged and you have the outcome of Victory Lord. Thank you for your assurrance!
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I saw your post on the LPM blog site and I dropped by to say "hello".
I understand exactly what you are saying! That moment is so exquisite that when you start to "descend" not even into a valley, but more of "regular" life it feels so far down.
I know we cannot glorify HIM if we were to live on the mountain top all the time, but when it comes, there is no comparing it with anything else!
I am thankful that your cancer scare was only a scare. I have been there as well. I guess when you live to be almost 49 you have had lots of life experiences...good and unfortunately bad.
Our Father redeems them all when we give it all to HIM!
Blessings and prayers,
Teri
Oh I love your heart so much. And I can so identify with this post. I need more times of refreshing from the Lord. I have been letting fear of failure come at me and the enemy has used it to paralyze me. I have got to rely on Christs strength and not my own. I am up facing my fears now as I seek to try to finish my online courses. It has been so hard with a two year old. =)
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