Good morning, DearHeart.
Satan wants you to give up.
Deep down, you want faith unending. But, this is too slow – nothing seems to be happening – you feel like you want to throw in the towel. So much so, that you don’t even have the words to pray anymore. The enemy says you can’t hold on. You are weak. You will look foolish.
But, here is where our hope is…Put your name in the place of ‘Simon’:
Luke 22:31 Jesus says to Simon:
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke‬ ‭22:31-32‬ ‭NLT‬‬
In other words Jesus said:
“Look Pete, Satan’s desire is that you are weak so he can win you over, but I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU, that your FAITH will not fail.” When you have been through fire – then go back and tell your brothers about your God-victory”.
That tells me that Jesus is praying for me, and if He is praying for me, then He is praying for you, too. He cares about the things you care about.
You feel everyone has given up and you are in this fight alone. But, JESUS, says, “naw, that’s not right, I got you.”
AS long as you keep hoping, then there is faith. And, the only time your faith fails is when you decide to accept things the way they are.
When you only hear the limitations that humans ring in your ear, and fail to hear the Voice of the Master, then your faith has failed.
God told me you needed to hear this from me today, because faith comes from hearing – and hearing revives faith in you.
Keep believing your son is coming home.
Keep believing your daughter will be healed.
Keep believing your spouses heart will become tender.
Keep believing there is a healing moving into you.
Keep believing your beloved addict will be clean and sober.
Keep believing your loves will end their feuds.
Keep believing the anti-psychotic meds will be enough.
Keep believing there are answers in caring for your loved-one’s dementia.
Keep believing you ARE worthy to receive a full-blown miracle from the God who speaks and stars fall off his tongue.
Do not underestimate His power and movement in this deal.
He is faithful.
Wake up.
Jesus Himself is praying for us.
Believe.
Go.