Into "Day"
As we are entering into this specific time of "Thanks", I have been doing a lot of thinking, reflecting back over this past year and the obstacles that me and my family had to endure. I said God this year by far has been one the hardest years of my life... Then I begin to think about the book of Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. That provoked something in me and it encouraged me to hang on just a little while longer and thank God in the storm, and if you are anything like me your situations are magnified in the late night hour when I'm laying in my bed and its silence all around me, it is then my mind begin racing and i find myself thinking about all the calamities I am being faced with. During the day I have it all together, because I'm occupied with other things but, it is when I get home and I get all relaxed and go into my bedroom and all kinds of thoughts begin to surface. In the book of 2Corinthians chapter 10:4 the bible tells us that the weapons of warfare are not carnal. To simplify the scripture its not the situation at hand that have you all bent out of shape, pulling your hair out and going all crazy. It's the Demons in high places that come in trying to snatch your faith and interrupt your thoughts and tell you that it's over and nothing is going to get better. God knows this year was a fight for me and my family and the enemy was on my back trying to convince me to give up. Give up on my Dreams, Give up on my Finances, Give up on my Brother, Give up on my husband, Give up on being able to conceive a Child. Give up Robi, Give up on The book, Give up on Awareness, Give up on the Church, just let it all Go and Give up, and I lay there in the dark and just let the tears flow, with no one to call no one to talk to because the hour is late, But the other night when I felt that Demon rising up I decided to pick up my bible and I just opened it and I said ok God whatever page this bible is on I'm going to read it and believe that you will give me what i need. I refuse to go into the season of "Thanks", sad, stressed and doubtful so you give me a word. I opened the bible and it was on Psalms 119 and when I got down to verse 62 the first clause said " I will rise up at midnight to give thanks to You" Immediately I got my strength, because its at the midnight hour I am in my greatest fight with the enemy. I said ok God I hear you. I said let me get my "David" on. The scripture said at midnight David got up and he begin to give God praise. Let me paint a picture for you, his thoughts were not consumed with the possibilities of the troubles that was waiting on him in the morning. David was occupied with praise and giving God thanks. The thing I found to be interesting was the hour in which David chose to commune with God, he chose the midnight hour. The Hour that ends one Day and begin another day. My mother often tell me to get up in the early hour to spend time with God because it sets the tone of the day, when you start off with God he stays with you throughout your day, and your ready to handle what ever the enemy sends your way. But David on the other hand said let me pull out a double edged sword, he said I'm going to be one up, I'm going to praise Him where one day ends and another day begins. So I said ok David I'm with you, and even though I missed midnight, I looked at the clock it said 4:00 am it was still dark outside... I went into the bathroom closed the door and I begin to thank and praise God, and while I was praising him I begin to speak the things I was taking back, I said God I thank you that I got my family back, I thank you that we got health back, I thank you we got our finances back, I thank you that we got our ministry back and I continued on in thanks and praise and when I walked out of the Bathroom the clock said 630am and the sun was coming out and I said God I thank you because when I went into the bathroom I was in my "Night war" but when I came out you were smiling because the Sun was shining which was indication I had just "Thanked" my way into my "Day" and from this day forward I must give you praise where one day end and another begin. I encourage you, if you're reading this blog to "Thank" your way into your "Day".
Until next time be blessed!
-Robin Lashelle
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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