Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS? You mean like ALWAYS ALWAYS?
Rejoice when there\u2019s so much uncertainty?
Rejoice when I\u2019m broken to the core?
Rejoice when I\u2019m on my knees praying for healing?
Rejoice when I know healing is not even something to ask for?
Rejoice when my anxiety is so high that I can\u2019t even breathe?
Rejoice when the worry is so much I can\u2019t even sleep?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seriously, you want me to REJOICE?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friends, I\u2019ve gotta tell you. I feel this tug on my heart to share now more than ever where I was exactly one year ago today. Because where so many of you are TODAY is exactly where I have been. Yes we are all in different boats I get it I get it. But those days were dark. They were anxiety filled. I was scared out of my mind. Going to sleep each night was filled with fears. I was consumed with social media posts that basically told me my child was doomed for life or that he could die at any moment. I was emotionally paralyzed. I didn\u2019t know how to keep going. But yet I had to get up each day and do just that. I had 4 kids that needed me. An army of people who relied on me to LEAD them. And heck a husband that was just as broken and needed me to pull it together. And then I dealt with the guilt of not being all that I wanted to be to the people I love the most. It was a vicious cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I made it through. God walked me through. He walked us through. He worked in us so he could work THROUGH us. So I can\u2019t just sit and watch my friends fall apart and not say a word. I feel your heaviness. So can I help you walk through it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s what I found about that \u201crejoice\u201d thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s remembering who holds the future.
It\u2019s crying out to Him because you know He\u2019s where your strength comes from.
It\u2019s admitting you cant do it on your own.
It\u2019s remembering what He\u2019s walked you through before.
It\u2019s recognizing what He is providing for you RIGHT NOW!
It\u2019s allowing Him to provide peace for you.
It\u2019s asking Him for wisdom rather than the noise of this world guiding you.
It\u2019s confidence that He exists, He cares, and that you will not stop believing.
It\u2019s relinquishing the control to the God who is in control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And for me\u2026.often rejoicing meant blaring worship music in my ears and going on really long runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rejoicing isn\u2019t a FEELING\u2026.it\u2019s a CHOICE!
The more we believe in His control the more we relinquish our control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friends\u2026.pray for eyes to see the goodness of God. You will SEE it. He\u2019s still right here. His hand is within reach. He went before and He stands behind. TRUST THAT and draw NEAR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psalm 56:3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Psalm 124:8 Our help is I\u2019m the name of the Lord, the maker of Heaven and earth
Psalm 125:2 The Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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