Rise

Distraction after another that attempt to grab my attention, lead me to a place I have no business being… despair, depression and sadness. Nope, I am hip to it. Focusing on the one thing I know is truth, with my heart, my eyes and all my strength I ask for grace. This is a moment and I know God is in control of everything.

I ask for continued wisdom and knowledge as He leads me. I will not be captured or ensnared by the sin that tries to entangle me, no! There are a cloud of witnesses before me that have already undergone some, if not all, of what I am dealing with this present time. Jesus is my anchor! I am anchored in Jesus!

This is warfare, the kind that is spiritual. The kind we don’t think about but exists. And if you know what I do, you’d gird up your loins. Today it’s about war obstructing peace. It’s about a teenager finding his way through the fog. It’s a choice you’ve regreted but hold on to, that keeps you from the freedom that is already yours.

He keeps telling us to look to Him. We overcomplicate without meditating. We watch the news that give us fact not truth. We choose to spend our time on social media instead of in silence, thinking of peace, hope and love. I rise today simply because I have made the committment to God and to myself, that I will not be discouraged, I will not be dismayed. I know that Jesus will never leave me and He is my help. He is by my side through all. That folks is my strength, my peace, my hope and it’s love.

I RISE!