Remember Who You Are
Yesterday was our
first time to be back at our lovely Church worshipping along with our beautiful
family in Christ in nearly a year.
I was really looking
forward to being reunited worshipping and being with our family in Christ
again. I was feeling like I was only half a person not being able to be express
out love of our Lord Jesus Christ in the body of Christ together. But like the
Scripture says; “Nothing can separate us from the love of God.” (Romans 8:39)
While getting ready
for Church I felt like a teenager again getting a little excited to be seeing
all my loved ones again.
My patient Hubby
waiting for me to get ready and trying to encourage me, saying things like; “that
I looked really sexy” (LOL his words, not the way I saw myself, lol) and still
trying to figure out the best outfit to wear for the day. One because I wanted
to wear my pastels, but it was too cold for that. So I put on my navy and white
sailor strips.
Yes I knew I looked
good in it, but knew that later on that day my Father was going to be visiting
and that meant that I would have to get changed again because he can’t look at
strips, they make him dizzy.
So I continued with my
dilemma of what to wear, Lol. Eventually I put on the sailor strips, resigning
myself to the fact that I would have to get change in the middle of the day, which
I dislike doing, but I would do almost anything for my Daddy.
Then while eating my
breakfast and reading my Bible I completely lost track of time and thinking we
have plenty of time forgetting that once we get to Church we had to run our car
engine for 5 minutes to cool the turbo down because our car had gone over 80km.
When we got there Church was already starting and then we had to figure out how
to do the QR code thingy to sign in.
Well when we walked in
there were so many people in our tiny Church and all distance in their 2 square
meters but I hadn’t been in such an enclosed place with so many people for like
I said nearly a year. I was so overwhelmed; and this came as a big surprise to
me. My Hubby asked me do you want to go? I knew in my heart that was the way to
handle this. I knew that Abba Father would help me to win this battle.
The next thing the
Holy Spirit reminded me of Joshua 1.
Joshua 1:6-9
6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these
people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.
7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
So I just read this a few time
and meditated and reminded myself that I am strong and courageous and I can do
all things Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
13 I can do all things Christ who strengthens me.
Our Pastor ran the service a
little differently yesterday and to help people integrate back to being
together again. So we had to gather together in small groups to talk to each
other and find out how each had handled isolation and to pray for each other.
Straight away I felt I couldn’t do this. But obviously our Pastor could see
this and asked and fellow kind hearted believer to come to us.
She is such a good Shepherd
keeping watch over her flock and knowing and seeing that some need a slower and
more gentle approach. The same with the people that the Holy Spirit or prompted
to come to us.
Then in the last worship song
the words just spoke to me:
When
all I see is the battle, You see my victory
When all I see is the mountain, You see a mountain moved.
And
then down in the next verses:
When
all I see are the ashes, You see the beauty
These words are taken from a song called:
Battle Belongs sung by Phil Wickham.
This song is really worth a listen to it all, it really has so
many profound words of guidance and comfort in it.
Eventually by the end of the
service all fear had gone and I was of being my usual little social butterfly,
catching up with a few lovely ladies. It was just what I needed.
Our Abba Father is so so good
He know exactly what we need to step out in faith and trust in Him. He is
always there for us, no matter whether we feel like running or are as happy as
can be. He is a good good Father. Hallelujah and Amen.
Romans
8:31-39
New
International Version
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these
things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He
who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not
also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who
will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who
justifies. 34 Who then is the one who
condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to
life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who
shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or
persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As
it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through
him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that
neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor
the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height
nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from
the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I pray that our ever loving Abba Father will guide you safely through this week, and lead you on His path of an abundance of grace, His love and His shalom peace. And where there is healing needed that you would receive that healing. For He created you to love a long life filled with good health in every day. In Jesus name I pray this prayer for you. Hallelujah and Amen.
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