1 The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. 3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. 4 One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. 5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. 6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
You know, sometimes life can be very hard. I'm not going to lie, there are days when I really don't know why things have turned out the way they have. The hardest part of life is when things don't turn out like you expected them to. I've made mistakes. I know it's hard to believe but really I have. But I can honestly say that I always tried to do things the right way. We are a product of our environment and my adoptive parents didn't really teach me how to cope with things correctly, so sometimes I might have reacted in the only way that was ever demonstrated to me, violently. But usually, I got things under control and I really strived to let the Holy Spirit guide me in the path of righteousness.. I tried to love my children unconditionally and bring them up to be productive citizens.
When that didn't happen, I tried tough love and whatever else I needed to do to help them. But it appears that it doesn't matter. A bitter, hateful person enters their life and convinces them that you're an awful parent and it might as well have been as if you never did anything for your child. When that happens you wouldn't believe the pain. And then, this same person tells you that you will never be a part of your granddaughter's life. Based on what? Good question. What THEY think is the truth. No matter how many times you try to tell them the truth, they don't believe you. I guess my life has not stood for anything. Trying to be an honest, loving, Christian person and mother doesn't matter. Tried and convicted, sentence handed down without due process. Very, very painful. Where is this coming from? I ask myself. The answer is the devil.
But let me tell you something that I do know. I serve an awesome God. He is my Defender & my Strong Tower. Of whom shall I be afraid? I know who I am in Him. I will stand strong and firm in my knowledge that He will work this out to my good because I trust him. No weapons formed against me shall prosper. I also know that when Satan is attacking me it's because I'm being effective for the Lord so I can choose to
dwell on that and let not my heart be troubled. He has vindicated me before and He will do it again. I just need to stand my ground!
The devil’s plan for your life is three-fold: To Steal… To Kill… and To Destroy….. He has NO good plan for You and Your life!
Here I want you to understand the words of Jesus in this text. Jesus said, “the thief comes ONLY to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” John 10:10 (emphasis mine). He said; the thief will come. No doubt about that. In fact, read what Peter says in 1 Pet. 5:8 “Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” The devil has no plan for you except to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus said, “he comes ONLY… That means; surely the devil will come, but when he comes he has no other interest or purpose for you but ONLY one thing. He comes to turn everything upside down in your life. By nature, the devil doesn’t know any order. Actually, he doesn’t even want order. He is the architect and the source of all chaos. There is no goodness in him at all!
I'm on my guard, praying and seeking God's face. I love you guys and I covet your prayers.
