Don't Give Up

Don’t despise the valley. I heard it loud and clear during my prayer time with God. Then He went on to tell me, “It was in the valley of depression where you found Me, the real Me.” I wept before the Lord. It was such a raw truth that my heart was lead to conviction. I confess, lately I've been complaining more and more about our current situation. This season of what feels like never ending  roller coaster rides has drudged me through more valleys and miry clay than beautiful peaceful mountain tops and I’m getting pretty weary. I have definitely complained more than I have praised and I know I have doubted more than I have believed. But yet here is my God still encouraging me, still guiding me, still loving me. He is still giving me exactly what I need when I need it. Why? Because He loves me...He loves you. His heart is to draw closer to us and for us to seek to draw closer to Him. And sometimes we have to go through a valley to get there. Matthew 6:33 (KJV) 33 But seek ye f

I’ve put off writing while waiting for something amazing to happen to write about. I think in my mind there should have been this HUGE testimony by now to share. There isn’t. But… then there is. My testimony is this...I’m still here...I’m still fighting...I’m keeping the faith...I am not giving up! Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. I guess I’ve been thinking who would want to hear about all of my struggles. Who wants to know that the last 18 months have been some of the most gut wrenching horrific times of my life. Who wants to hear someone whose life work is to evangelize and encourage others and seemingly lives a blessed life day to day…also struggles a lot day to day. Well, I found out, the truth is...a lot of people. God is teaching me that I can still encoura