This verse was a song sung at my dad’s church.
I am praying for his former worship leader, as she is fighting sickness and I am believing for a miracle for her body. Because the enemy has tried to steal her song and her joy and her peace today, I ask all of you to stand in the gap with me and call her before the Lord. Many of you know her, but those of you who don’t, just call D before the Lord.
My spirit is stirring this morning as so many of us fail to realize that we have the mighty one fighting for us. I know during this time of chaos and confusion we feel so lost and abandoned. My friends, He has not ever left us. Maybe people left us, turned their back on us, but God never does. There are times we make choices and the consequences effect many people at that moment we don’t realize the damage we will be doing and often times, I don’t think we even care, especially when we are in that pit of hopelessness and despair. I’ve been there when I was being attacked on every side. Overwhelmed and ready to give up on life. In my darkest moment, in the worst hours of my life, I just began to say Jesus and at that moment I was in awe of the presence I felt. I would like to tell you that in the moment I turned my life around and surrendered all to God – that didn’t happen. What that moment did was put a longing in my heart for the love I once knew. It begin to allow conviction to flow over me. I begin to see that it was time to go home. Jesus is ready with arms open. Many times I refused to surrender because of the shame I felt from walking away from my faith, my life, my calling but God put people in my life that began to encourage me. Slowly my faith began to rise. I cried out and with His mercy he forgave me. He welcomed me home. He has a plan and a purpose for me. Let me tell you that He can restore broken relationships because He has done that for me. When the enemy comes in hot and heavy, just begin to pray and worship and your Defender will step on the scene and fight for you.
Psalms 61:1-3
61 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy
