Deeper

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At the beginning of 2010 I remember speaking to my dear sister Kristin over the phone and us both agreeing that the year would be a good one. We both felt spiritual growth readily in front of us and excited to embrace it; we knew it would better us and bring us closer to our Heavenly Father.


Now, here I am three months after 2010 has concluded and I remember Kristin and I’s conversation. I meditate for a while on what really did happen last year and I am humbled and overcome by love. God revealed so much and dug deeper within my soul and my heart than He had ever done before. Last year brought many trialing times, but they always ended with freedom and thanksgiving; they taught me how to rely on God more and surrender the control I wanted. He targeted the things that had crept into the crevices of my being, freeing me from lies, fears and pain. I felt Him actively at work in my life, such as a gardener weeding his garden, and the result of His work created a healthier, stronger and more faithful daughter.


Now here I am in 2011 and things really haven't changed. The work begun last year has only intensified with each passing day. Deeper and deeper in the canyons of my heart my maker is at work. He's stretching, pulling, refining and solidifying. He is allowing trial after trial to come my way, but not because He wants me to fail or to suffer. No, that's not it at all. It's because He knows that the trials I face will only make me stronger; they will purify my heart and drawing me closer to Him. Satan may try to deceive me, accuse me, and belittle me, but the only one being fooled is him. The devil has no foothold in my life. The destruction he tries to bring my way will not stand.


"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; 
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge;
My savior, You save me from violence.
I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;
The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the LORD,
Yes, I cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.

~ 2 Samuel 22:2-7


Christ is my shield, my fortress. He loves me. And in loving me, I know without a doubt that He wants to prepare my footsteps and prepare my heart. Just as He prepared David for battle by using the bear and the lion (1 Samuel 17). God will ready my spirit and allow me to face challenges that will strengthen me. "He trains my hands for battle, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze" (2 Sam. 22:35). He prepares me for the tough times so that I am strong enough, can endure them, and reap the benefit of having gone through them. 

I really wish I could continue, I feel like I have only scraped the surface, but I must run and therefore save the additional items for a later post. Thank you so much for giving this post your time, I really hope you walk away feeling blessed and encouraged.

Until next time. Cheers!

Rachel Grace

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