Encouragement

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“I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.”
(Jeremiah 45:5)

“When you are a soldier, I will be your shield. ‘Cause I know how it feels, when you are a soldier.” These are words to a song that echo through my heart today. God always ‘has our back’. He’s got us covered from all angles. “The Lord himself will go before you. He will not leave you or forget you” (Deut 31:8). I am constantly amazed by His faithfulness. Have you ever gone through trials and temptations, deep valleys and pain to come out on the other side? That place where you experience His overwhelming peace and comfort and maybe even realize why it happened. “He gives strength to those who are tired and more power to those who are weak” (Is 40:29). You see the other side of the tapestry and how God is going to use the pain and hurtful experiences to make something beautiful, not only for you, but for others. Let Him make you a blessing. You walked through it so that you could comfort others when they walk through that same valley. That valley may be death, illness, financial loss; whatever the situation, God is in control if you just let Him be.

I know I’m preaching to the choir. I feel like I have finally come to the place where He would have me. I’ve been looking at the map and wandering through deserts to find my promised land across the Jordan. I feel like I made it home, to my place called “there” by the brook where abundance and blessings flow. I feel so undeserving, but I am basking in His glory and presence. I’ve walked from the valley of turmoil to the peaceful place of being still before Him. The joy welling up inside of me is like a rushing waterfall that cannot be held back. I will not hold it back, but will let it flow and pour out. Hopefully, touching others and spreading peace and joy to others as it goes. Do not get me wrong; I have not arrived. I have just located the place where I should have been all along, and it feels great. I do not want to move or go anywhere unless He moves me there. I am so thankful for His awesome presence.

Hebrews 10: 35-36
"Do not lose the courage you had in the past, which has a great reward. You must hold on so you can do what God wants and receive what He has promised."

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