Through The Night!!
The last few days I have really seen the Lord show His love and presence in so many different ways and I want to thank the Lord for those of you who visited Hill Country Thoughts and let me know that you have been praying and lifting me to the Lord, to those that I talked to, to my friends at Crossmap, to those here in Junction who just hugged me and prayed and let me know and reminded me of my Father’s love for me and reminded me that I was in the palm of His hand, you will never know how much that one single hug spoke volumes to me.
For the songs that I listen to from Luanne Hunt and Rose Bowen, that reminded me to “Be Still My Son” and to say “Almighty I Surrender.” Those songs reminded me to truly be still and surrender it all to Him, knowing that He would be there.
The note that I received in the mail that day, that reminded me from whence cometh my help and again reminded me that I was one of His children.
A day when I felt like everything was caving in and that the enemy wanted to silence me, to convince me, that “see, it is caving in, it doesn’t really work, where is your faith now, why don’t you turn around, forget about it” but I cried out to the Lord and He heard my voice, that no matter what, I would press on, I would find a way to do what He wanted me to do.
So I went to the library here in Junction so I could access the net to let you all know what was going on and that all was going to be ok but that I might be down for a few days but the Lord made a way for me to get the power back on sooner and He also brought people into my life over the last few days to let me know it is all right.
People encouraged me, reminded me of that which the Lord has done thus far and as I have shared over and over again, the Lord will finish what He has begun in us, as we stay focused on Him, as we look to Him. That is why the Body of Christ is so important, why we must stand together, to lift one another, encourage one another, to build up the Body of Christ.
The enemy thought that this would cause me to give up, to quit, to say no more, it is not worth it. But everytime, and I mean every time the enemy has come at me with it, instead of driving me away from the Lord, it has driven me closer to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and has made me more dependent upon Him.
As I learn to love Him more and more, that my desire is to please Him and be one with Him, and to minister to His people, to lift up my brothers and sisters in the Lord and let them know we are a people of HOPE! Our hope is in the Lord!
We are to build up each other in the faith. We are to stand together in our Faith, in our Love for the Lord Jesus Christ. So remember my friends that in the dark storms of the night, when it “appears” to be caving in, look to the Lord, set your eyes on Him and gaze upon Him and begin to worship Him, to Praise Him with your whole being.
It is easy to worship the Lord on the mountain tops but it is in the valley that we learn the meaning of sacrifice, of worshiping and loving Him with our whole being, even while the natural mind, is telling us to do the opposite.
That as we begin to worship the Lord, as we open ourselves to the presence of the Lord and we give Him the sacrifice of our heart, of our voice and worship Him when we are hurt and wounded and with tears we look into the face of our father as it where, we look into His eyes and with tears, He says, “I know, I understand, it is ok my son, my daughter, my children, you have come to me and it will be alright, I will walk with you, I will bring you through this storm and I will finish what I have begun in you. You are not a failure, you are my children and my promises to you will be fulfilled.”
And as I look into His tear filled eyes, do you know what I saw? I saw how my Heavenly father see’s me, as a son, as one of His children, that was created to have fellowship with Him, that He loves me with an everlasting and eternal love, a life changing love, that draws me towards Him, that is drawing His children, His sons and daughters back to that place of communion, of daily walking with Him, of learning to Hear that still small voice within and then to be able to say, “Yes, Father”, as you walk with Him, as you abandon yourself to Him.
He says “Be still my son, be still my daughter, be still my child and know that I am God, that I am Abba Father, and I am here and let us walk together, let me reveal myself this day to you my children, my chosen ones for I love you with an everlasting love and it a joy and blessing to my heart, to walk with you day by day and I am always here, even though the night hours, through the storms, through the battles, I am here and I will bring you through as you walk with me.”
Till later,
Paul