A Family Forever

        I am finding that sometimes in life, we lose things…some in different ways than others.  Some of us have lost things in life that we never thought we even had was there to give up in the first place.  Maybe we already thought we were broke (or broken) enough, until the rug is ripped out from underneath us and that final blow is given.  We may lose our health, material things, family members and the list can go on and…we may fall flat on our faces and feel that our lives could never get worse, but indeed they may.  Some cry spiritual attack and rebuke the enemy, some feel betrayed and question God’s loyalty, some despise God for the happenings and turn away from their faith.  For me this has been going on for such a long time, I have done everything listed BUT turn away, some people do every single one of these things.  While we do whatever we do to “get though what’s happening, if we aren’t getting it right, we may get knocked down…we may not be able to get up again until we see that God is the only one who can raise us up and keep us standing.  It is only when we put complete trust and faith in Him that restoration and healing can occur and even then it may not happen…that’s when we just show MORE faith, MORE love, MORE ability to NOT BE MOVED!  I am planted on the rock that is MY SALVATION.  Though I may stumble, lose my way or get weak; I will NEVER fall…I belong to the Lord, I was bought with a price…and most importantly, GOD WILL ALWAYS CARRY ME!

This is what I have learned…so I wonder, what does your situation tell you?  If it is not telling you that God is on the throne and that you should lay EVERYTHING down at His feet, then it’s time for a reallignment of the mind…I can’t believe it took this long for me to see…I knew, but I didn’t KNOW…I spoke but I didn’t absorb…I heard but it just didn’t get through.

I hope this helps someone today.

-Lori Shourds

July 10, 2011

by Lori Shourds on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 12:30pm