Standing your post

So my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Pat Benatar said it best "Love is a battlefield".
In honor of Advent I am posting a picture a day. Today's word was steady or steadfast. It was once again one of those moments that I really needed to hear from God and He just overwhelmed me with His perfect love. This scripture just spoke so many beautiful things to my soul. I really can't even begin to tell you what a comfort my bible has become in my life. It basically is like a comforter, just like your favorite blanket can make things that are huge seem small. God does that for me, not just in by being God but in speaking to me through His word. I was thinking about how God puts us each in different areas, for the good of His people. That we sing songs about reaching out, we can stand on corners and we can share scripture in cards and posts on facebook. Here's the thing, a lot of the people that are lost are so much closer than we realize. They are good friends, they are in our families, they may even be in our own homes. These are the people that are missing something so important, they are broken. How many times have we cried out to God to put someone else at our duty station. How many times have we wanted to lay down our crosses and pick up a different one. How many times have we doubted God's plan in this? I'm with you , I look up daily and say things like "Are you sure God?" I have been listening to a lot of music today, a lot of different songs that I just hear the words I feel. The moments I am really weary and brought down. That's what the world does to us, it's right where the devil wants us. Lost, alone,uncertain of all God has shared with us to be truth.

What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. Yet God has made everything beautiful in it's own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:9-11

In reading all this I have one thing to share with you. God's plan never fails. I know this with all my heart, He would never bring you to a place that He is not going to walk you through, or carry you over. I know how this seems, that their is no hope, that nothing's going to get better. These are LIES! Lies that will just kill you, not only on the inside but the outside. Literally it will drive you to the place of no return. In that place there is no hope, no love and no resurrection. I never want you to feel like there is no point in going on with your life. In Christ there is always hope, in Christ there is always love, and there will always be a resurrection. So I wanna leave you with this : It doesn't matter what battles you may come across, Stand your post. God has you there for a reason and He loves you more than anything. You obviously are very strong or you wouldn't be asked to stand guard. Blessings to you while you stand your ground. S.

Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle. He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. He makes the nations submit to me. Psalm 144:1-2