In this topsy turvy world we are navigating, I would like you to join me taking several moments out. Yes...pause and choose to set aside the cares and worries in your portion of the world. While a tremendous spiritual conflict is raging over our nation, I would like you to join me in a momentary alteration of thought. I'm not delusional nor in denial. The political and spiritual fight launched to save this exceptional nation is well underway and will continue. I'm asking you to choose to take a moment and look UP at the hope and the glory awaiting each of us who choose to remain in a walk with Christ regardless of the arena you are in now. Look UP and give thanks not for the struggle you face, but in spite of the struggle confronting you.
Founding Father John Adams, writing to his dear friend, love and wife, Abigail, stated: "I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom I can see rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth more than all the means." I would like you to pause and give thanks in spite of the struggle to preserve this nation and the ways of life given to us as a gift by our founders. Corrie ten Boom, a Jewish Believer in Yeshua (Christ) whose stories about her years in German prison camps are sobering used to say, "when the train goes through a tunnel and the world gets dark, do you jump out? Of course not. You sit and trust the engineer to get you through."
I still would like you to join me taking several moments to simply sit and become still. What will it take to restore your hope? What fears are attempting to capture you, or have they already? In your current arena are you facing the lions of failing health, a broken heart or broken dream? How about a nearly empty wallet? Yes...while a diabolical struggle is taking place over this nation to collapse it into a One-World Order throwing away our founding principles and documents, in your personal arena you may be facing lions as I outlined, and even more so. Lion of divorce? Maybe a lion ready to devour your health. Could be the lion creating loneliness. Yes, the tunnel (arena) you are now in is dark, even foreboding. But I ask you to sit and place your trust in the engineer, that is above all.
Priscilla Marie Winans Love (CeCe Winans) is an American Gospel singer who has brought hope and light even in the darkest of tunnels. I am now asking you to pause from the cares and struggles of the day. I am asking you to pause and enjoy what you are about to hear from CeCe Winans. May your heart be refreshed. May your determination to persevere be renewed. May you find the strength to give thanks IN all things, NOT FOR all things but IN all things in your arena of life. May the message of love and promise, hope and joy CeCe Winans sings come into your heart, and may you be refreshed.
