The Lord your God is in your midst, a Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. (Zephaniah 3:17, AMP)
Who am I?
I am weak, but He is strong.
I fail at times, but He never fails me.
I stumble all the time, but He is there to lift me up.
I want to give up sometimes, but He never gives up on me.
The Lord will fight for you while you [only need to] keep silent and remain calm. (Exodus 14:14, AMP)
I want to share my top ten secrets to finding victory in Jesus. I pray that you will put them into practice and find victory in your current situation. May God use the circumstances of your current trial to draw you ever closer to Himself!
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were stills sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:6-8)
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57, AMP)
I want to share with you the secret to my joy through the trauma I experienced. I don’t want you to think that I just easily overcame it. That somehow it disappeared or that I’ve walked out these last few weeks trauma free. That would not be true! I’ve had moments where I broke down and cried. Moments where I asked the question “Why?” Moments where it was tough to find joy. But one thing I have learned over and over again… I have a choice on where to place my focus!
I can fix my eyes on the Lord or I can fix my eyes on my circumstances. I can replay the events of yesterday over and over again or I can trust God with the next event of my life. I can look back and wonder why or look forward and think why not? I can stay in the trauma and mourn the loss of a few moments or fix my eyes on Jesus and all the moments God has yet to give me.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart. Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, immovable] rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14, AMP)
I want to say a personal thank you to all of you for your support, prayers, and encouragement through the trauma that I faced in May. Many of you offered to be a listening ear and I want you to know that I’m grateful. Honestly, the best way for me to get through anything difficult is to spend time with the Lord. I find myself on my knees before God Almighty and humbling myself in His presence. I still don’t completely understand the events of my labor and delivery. But this I do understand, God is faithful! He knows what’s He’s doing. He never left me and He never will. I know that the Lord is good even when life throws me a curve ball. I trust that God’s purpose will prevail and I pray that I can glorify my Father through every event of life that I face.