Heard a song today. I have heard it a few times and really liked it. It was almost a drawing towards it. So I looked up the lyrics and it describes ME. It made me think about my life, past and present. It made me ponder questions that resonated in my spirit. Do I stand my ground? The Words He has given me, do I fight for them? At what cost? Do I give in?
My whole life, I have been different... I have never "fit in" or been the "popular" one. Only because of maturity is there now a filter on what I speak out loud. But in my intimate times, Daddy and I have had some interesting conversations. So the first fight (yes I said first, there were others) I was in was because a girl said I was always smiling. When I stood up to her, ducked on her first punch, but made contact between my fist and her cheek, we became close friends. She told me I was the first girl to not take her 'crap' and stand up for who I was. How many times does the enemy throw punches and we compromise while taking his 'crap'. We are to stand up for what we believe.
As an adult, do I still get into fights? You bet! My relationship with my Daddy is always under attack from the enemy. I have to fight to spend time in prayer, soaking, reading His Word, talking, or just being with Him on a moment by moment basis. Sometimes I say things that cut and offend others. I support issues close to His heart that are, in today society, controversial. (Pro Life, Man & Woman Marriages, His Word is Truth)
As for my family, totally! I walked through a very painful and ugly divorce. I fought for my children, I fought against abuse, I fought for wholeness in our lives. This is a moment by moment effort because the fight is still going on. Covering the family with prayer, love, joy, security, and hope.
As for my health, absolutely! By His stripes I am healed... I have been healed of two cancers: Choriocarcinoma and Leukemia. I have been told three times I was going to die. I have fought, and still fighting, thyroid disease, adrenal fatigue, and celiac disease. HA, they don't know who my Daddy is! I am healed. I declare it daily.
In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul states, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have remained faithful..." What I am living for is so much better than what the world has to offer. I don't follow all the rules 'they' make, I don't sugar coat what is undeniable, I am an outcast. What I believe makes me strong because in Him the weak are strong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJ2-N5EGRY
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