Before you read this blog, please read the one I just posted.
I hope this comes across to everyone. This is the perfect example of the Lord God that I serve and how He hears me and truly speaks to me and Mike. I just blogged about my fears and wanting to freeze the moment. I logged out of the blog and checked my email and this is what came across through Kevin and Lynette...
..."Do not stay in the stronghold. Go into the land of Judah"... - 1 Samuel 22:5
David and his fighting men had been hiding in the cave of Adullam. He was fleeing Saul. Many of life's down-and-out had come and joined David's army. David was content to stay in the stronghold of safety. Then, God's prophet came to David and told him that he must leave the stronghold and go into the land of Judah.
When life beats down on us and we get to the place where we want to hide in a cave, God often places people around us who prod us into moving in the right direction. He does not want us to remain in the place of discouragement. He wants us to move into the land of "praise." Judah means "praise."
I recall when I went through a very difficult time. It seemed to drag on and on with no change until finally I wanted to retreat to a cave and forget pressing on. It was a great time of discouragement. A godly man came to me and said, "You must keep moving! There are too many who are depending on you in the Kingdom." I didn't totally understand what he meant at the time. Now I know he was saying that God is preparing each of us to be the vessel He wants to use in the life of another person, but we will never be that vessel if we give up and hide in our cave of discouragement. Not only must we keep moving, we must move into a new realm. Our attitude must move from discouragement to praise. It is when we move past discouragement to praise that we begin living above our problems. Make a decision today to go into the land of Judah.
This was my answer. While we are not discouraged right now, we still can't stay in the stronghold. I can't freeze the moment. We must keep moving into the land of Judah. He is preparing us to be a vessel - a vessel of praise. We must move into the new realm and continue walking forward to allow God to show his miraculous hand here.
3 comments:
SO GREAT to see a picture of you and Mike with your friends and Elizabeth with her friend. Her birthday is this month, but isn't she just turning 11, not 14??? Lots of love and prayers, Gini
Dear Deanna,
We praise God for your spirit of obedience and trust. I truly believe that you have added so many names to the kingdom of heaven through your blog and your transparent and real testimony that non-believers will read here and HEAR the call of Jesus.
xo,Kathleen
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for your love and care for Deanna and Mike and Elizabeth. Watch over them as only an omnipotent Father can -- protecting, guiding, seeing and knowing all. Bless the doctors who give Mike the chemo and purify and bless the chemo as it moves through Mike's body. We know that physicians administer medicine and YOU heal. We ask you to heal Mike in YOUR name, in YOUR way, in YOUR glory. Amen.
I think if we ever saw what God would have us walk through that we wouldn't go (or at best we would go kicking and screaming!) God isn't held by time or place- that's why we don't have to worry about that road and what it takes us through. And quite wonderfully, we already know where that road leads! Nothing comes to Him by surprise. But isn't it wonderful that He continues to surprise us with miracles great and small, and with the "silent miracles" we call coincidences.
We continue to pray for God's healing for Mike, for his eating and strength to continue to improve, that the cancer not only continues to shrink but will be completely vanquished from him. We pray for Deanna's strength, health, sanity and sense of humor! That Elizabeth continues in her faith and falls more and more in love with our Savior. That time, money, house, vehicles and all the other things in life that get in the way will be taken care of. He is "Jehovah Jireh"- our provider. His grace is sufficient. To Him we give all glory and honor and praise!
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