I Will Not Give In

I will not give in. I need to say that to myself over and over. I need to remember to access the strength that I've been given.

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New lives have entered my world and others have passed on, new friendships gained and others lost. The last few years have been some of the most difficult years but of course I wouldn't change anything. I cherish those moments that I was stretched so thin I could see inside. Pressing times reveal the most hidden and protected, that which needs to be removed, refined or sharpened. I know that though I have made mistakes, though there are parts of me I did not like, things I wish I had not done or should have done ... I stand here today a better person than I was yesterday. I look back not with regret, but having gained in wisdom and been prepared to move forward in all I've learned. I will not give up I will not give in and this coming year I proclaim, will be better than the last. I will say that ever year.

A friend of mine once told me that if you are going to build a skyscraper, that the foundation must be deep. The higher the building the deeper the basement. It must be flexible to sway in the winds of everyday, but strong enough withstand the most dangerous storms [which of course come unexpectedly]. Not just in my life, but of my family's ... God has seen us through the digging of the necessary, the filtering of the garbage and the foundation has been laid. I will be bold enough to say that I expect God to heighten us, to construct us and to begin the erecting of a building that will never be brought down in this life or the next.

In the past my boldness, my mouth and my attitude got me into much trouble. Those very things are now the strengths which speak into my future victory and success. To God be the glory, He that was, is and is to come; the Way, the Truth and the Life, the Beginning and the End. One day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and I choose to say it now. I choose while I still have the choice. I choose to believe when I cannot see. I choose to love Him because He first loved me.

Someday, there will be people who will believe because this life will be over and there will be nothing left unrevealed. That which lies in the unseen realms will be unveiled. His power, His Majesty and His presence will be undeniable and I sense there will be deep and painful remorse for many. I pray for everyone I know to think about this world, why you are here, what your purpose is, the dreams in your heart and what God’s will is for your life. I cannot imagine going through life, just existing and trying to get through it on my own. John 16:33 Jesus says, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

If we choose and Christ lives in us, we have too overcome the world.

I’m speaking in faith over my family that of llove, generosity, prosperity, health, joy and victory over all plots of destruction that we may face.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope…”

I pray the same for all of you reading this.