Day 118 - Going On

"Yes, thou I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil..." from the 23rd Psalm this passage reminds us we will walk through valleys.  We certainly don't choose them because, aside from their calm, serene and lushness, they hold hardship, struggle, pain.  But for every mountain there is a valley and it takes two mountains to make a valley complete.

"In this life you will have trouble," God promised us, "but be of good cheer because I have overcome."  We want to never forget he provides the way of escaping the trouble, overcoming.  To overcome we must rise up to those things the enemy wants to beat us up with, tear us down, pin us to our soul's craving.  But Jesus died and rose as a model for the believer.  For every death there is a resurrection.  Our mortal eyes don't see the resurrection because it happens in heaven where Christ is enthroned with His Father, where they wait for each of us to come, where we all will live one day in perfected love, peace, joy and most of all everlasting life.

Lord, I want to praise you for all the saints that have come from here to home, from this temporary earth to heaven, from mortality to immortality.  I thank you for entrusting to us the precious lives we earthly birth, the ones who find their way into our families and the friends and associates who complete our circle of influence.  May we be found faithful with their lives.  When You, Almighty Father, request them home, we would be able to release them.  For we know that You are our God and in You all decisions are perfect and for our ultimate good.  Honor and praise to You our King.  Amen

So as I turn and face the climb before me I am confident in the God of this universe.  He is in control now and forever.  I will fear not, for the power of the Godhead resides in me to will and do His good pleasure.  With every step I take there is purpose.  I am motivated to every process in this healing journey wiping all 'brokenness' from my human life.  I shall take all the lessons learned and champion a God life, in others.  I'm ready, going on.....