Keep me believing

On Tuesday of this week, I was feeling pretty down in the dumps. I really had to keep encouraging myself that day and even by the end of the day my strength was so depleted that I just couldn't fight it off anymore. After Chad and I put the boys to bed, we sat and talked and cried (that would be me doing the crying, just to clarify :-). We talked through some more of our doubts and fears as we are processing old and new information. So we did the first thing that we could do to overcome in that moment, we prayed. Chad paced the room for about 30 minutes and I laid on the couch and we just exalted God in the midst of our fears and discouragement. The more we declared His goodness and His Word, the less afraid and discouraged we became. It was awesome to see and feel God, He was truly with us that night. He had never left, we just had to open our eyes through His Word and prayer to see that He was still there for us.

I so admire the men and women of God in the old testament. If you think about it, they never saw Jesus like those in the new testament that actually saw Him and walked with Him physically. They just believed and had faith that one day He would come to save them and the world from destruction. They walked with God kind of like we do, they relied on His voice and His Word to guide them through every situation. The difference is that we have the advantage of knowing Him like those in the new testament, because we get to read about His life, death and resurrection and they didn't. But they still believed that He existed. Amazing.

Joshua 1:9, " Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

God has been with us everywhere we have gone. He has had so much favor on us it's unbelievable. Yesterday we met with the GI doctor and he wants to run a couple of tests that should help us rule some things in or out. Chad and I are encouraged by the direction that this doctor is taking us in. But our hope is still in Jesus. He's our only answer no matter what.

I have read several times that it's important to write down and mark the date that you believe that God said that He healed your body so that when the enemy comes at you with discouragement or doubt, you can smile and combat Him with what God has said to you. Forgive me if these next few thoughts are found offensive, but I don't care who you are. We all fight doubt, fear and discouragement. If you live in this physical world, they are pretty much a fixture of this reality. That's why we have Jesus and His Word and His reality for us is that we are made in His image, we are spirit living in a physical world and that's how we win...everyday.

2 Peter 1:3-4, " His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these (glory and goodness) He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."

Love it! God has given us an escape route from fear, doubt, discouragement and all corruption of this earth because we are spirit. So today, in front of God and you, I want to mark down the date that I believe God told me He healed my body from ms. I believe that  February 8th, 2012 was the day I clearly heard Him say this to me. This was the night that my pastors and the elders of our church and our whole church stood with Chad and I and proclaimed that it was done. I am marking it now, so that all of you can hold me accountable anytime I get discouraged or doubt the promises of God. I no longer want to live in doubt that He spoke that to me. I want to keep everything in the light so that the enemy has no place to feed on me.

I encourage you to do the same. Get that word that you need from God and then write it in pen or permanent ink if you have to and stand on it until you see it completely come to pass. If you reply to this post with that date and that promise, it would be my honor to stand with you in that. Let's keep each other believing. We need each other, that's the way God intended it to be!