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Lately I have to tell you I have  been a bit overwhelmed.  Between all the forces that normally tug at my available time, I find myself wearing a bit thin.  More taxing for me  is the spiritual battle that I find myself waging on a daily basis.  I found myself thinking strange thoughts of defeated dreams and quest not accomplished.  I found myself looking at the glass more than half empty.  I found myself unknowingly doing just what Satan and his minions want me to do.  Pull back, give up, and surrender are all the thoughts that have crossed my tired mind of late.  That was until a simple thought came into my mind.  Everything that is happening to me these days is known by my Father.  Nothing is a surprise to Him.  He has not told me to worry or even fret.  He is telling me just over the next hill is another blessing, and over the next hill, and the next hill, nothing but blessings.  Yes there are tough times in the valleys but there are always going to be another hill and another blessing.  And one day I will come to the last hill and oh my, that last hill will have the greatest blessing.  I will see the King and find rest.

So I tell all of you who are bludgeoned by life to look off afar.  There is a blessing coming, but if you decide to sit down and go no further then you will miss it.  Remember Jesus and His mission to reach the cross.  When Jesus was walking down the Via Dolorosa (the way of suffering), He could have sat down and given up.  Satan was telling Him “Just die on the way since your wounds are great”.  Jesus kept going because the Blessing was over the next hill called Golgotha.  It was there that His redemptive mission would be finished.  My friends giving up is not an option for you or me.  Our calling is to strive.  Our calling is to press on.   Our calling is to see the blessing.  My friends when you can’t walk another step run two, when you can’t stand another day, live another year.  When your heart is so broken that you can’t stand it, love the more. When your spirit is so downcast, look to the Holy Spirit of the Living God and we will give you the power to conquer all.

So I write this blog cause I am tired, hurting and beat down.  So I will love with a vengeance, I will praise with my all, and I will march like I never have before.  My spirit is longing for You oh God.  My heart is buoyed by Your great Love.  My vitality is growing by leaps and bounds and I will not lie down.  My God I will be counted in the number of your saints and I will not be defeated.

 

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