by Marcie Bridges, @Marcie_Bridges
your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to
do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way
prosperous, and then you will have good success.
I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be
dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.β Joshua 1:8-9
eyes bore holes into the carpet. The only thing keeping this body upright was in
knowing that people were counting on me to follow through on a project that
felt impossible to complete.
happening.
time.
a flood of tears to my eyes.
know as well as I do this was no accident. God was speaking and I chose to
listen.
and do the impossibleβ¦the inconceivable.β
to entrust Him with this task.
battle because he chose to trust God. He also prayed one of the most God-sized
prayers youβll ever read:
valley of Aijalonβ (Joshua 10:12). God not only heard Joshuaβs prayer, He
answered it.
earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too
hard for youβ (Jeremiah 32:17).
Prayer is a powerful privilege because itβs the arena where our faith
intersects with Godβs abilities. We pray in the natural, trusting God for the
supernatural. We pray standing on what we believe about God, not simply on
facts we know about God. This believing, this trusting, comes when our head
knowledge travels to our heart and moves us to believe in God as our Creator
and our Father who knows us and loves us deeply.
Itβs believing so strongly in who God says He is that we will commit our
lives to Him and believe Him for even the impossible.β ~Wendy BlightΒΉ
pointing
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the whole armor of God to protect me and to keep me safe from the enemyβs
attacks. One of the pieces of armor is βhaving shod your feet
with the preparation of the gospel of peaceβ (Ephesians 6:15). After praying for God to do this impossible
task for me, and praying for protection, I felt a peace I have not felt in years. I
spent the rest of the day, and the next, feeling everyoneβs prayers for me and
resting in this peace as I finished the task I once thought impossible.
God truly is the God
of the impossible. Jesus is truly The Prince of Peace. The Holy Spirit truly is
Godβs Comfort and Presence.
ΒΉFirst 5 App: Praying God-Sized Prayers by Wendy Blight http://first5.org/plans/Joshua-Judges/ff_joshjud_10/
Marcie, your poem is truly inspired as are your revelations here about God's presence and promise. We do need to pray those God-sized prayers more often!
Blessings!
My husband and I watched War Room together last night. I had seen it once before by myself and asked for it for Christmas. Anyway, it is such a powerful reminder of the power of prayer and how little we really utilize it. If you haven't seen the movie, I highly recommend it. π
I love when God reminds us that HE is big enough to handle whatever is concerning us today and tomorrow and the day after. Beautiful, Marcie!
Yes Becky! I do too! π
I remember this day and watched as God carried you in His perfect peace. Thank you for sharing this inspiring story. What He has done for you, He will do for others. Amen? God is good.
Yes and amen dear Nan. Yes and Amen. π