I love you....
All of you...
All of you...
My husband was out on his bicycle today, doing what he
enjoys, just cycling. When without warning three men attacked him and brutally
hit him and ran off with his bicycle. Thankfully there were people around and
they were able to help him and call an ambulance within minutes. My husband is,
praise God, okay but he has stitches in his face and a very sore body, this
will take time to heal. Tonight we sat down to pray like we do every day and God
gave us amazing promises and visions. In these moments I realised just how much
strength God has given us and just how much knowing Him has helped us walk through
this traumatic event. In South Africa human life is regarded has meaningless,
the enemy has infiltrated the lives, hearts and homes of so many that South
Africa has become overcome with evil. Just last year Father shared with us that
His judgment is about to fall on this land and daily we see, know and
understand why.
Bravery, just this week
before this happened Father has been telling me “nothing can happen to you
without my permission, the enemy has no power over you, no hold over you and no
claim or right to you, Nothing can happen without my permission” (Job chapter
1). Today we are standing in all of God promises, today I am standing in
Fathers justice and today I am trusting in all He has already accomplished and
still will in the future. While the events of today were both horrible and
traumatic I realised this evening, just how peaceful we have been in the midst
of this. In the midst of the emergency room, the stitches, the xrays, the pain
both in body, soul and spirit. In the midst of the confusion, the despair, the
detectives at our house, the thoughts that came screaming in. In the midst of
the negative words spoken by others when you just need a hug, in the midst of
the why’s and the losses and in the midst of the enemy’s attack today. We cannot
take glory, because just as the word says we are dust and clay but in this we
love our King and I believe that what the enemy has intended for bad will turn
around for good. In the midst of all these things, our King carries us through we
not super human and we not just like sunny flowers, we really real and we
really pain too. Tonight as I gave my hubby a hug I am so thankful that he is
still here and still with me, I am thankful for this person I get to spend my
life with everyday. Every day we know is a gift from God and today we were
again aware of this reality. Our daily hugs and love is something God-given and
God breathed. I pray and know tonight that many prayers are surrounding us and
I know that we are not the only ones
going through something like this but others out there are walking through their
own hardships too somehow that comforts me.
Father, again
tonight You are a Gracious God, One of Love and kindness, of peace and of
justice. Life is never always peaceful or breezy, its just really real and
really messy sometimes. But Father You come and you clear the mess away and You
restore it all. I love You tonight and pray for comfort, peace and strength to
anyone out there who needs a touch of Your Hand tonight. We are overcomers,
sojourners and just worshippers. Thank You for rest and peace in the name of
our King Yeshua.
(I’m having Coffee For Your Heart with my friend Holley Gerth)
I'm your neighbor at Coffee For Your Heart. I pray for complete healing for your husband, comfort and protection for your family. You have a great outlook to keep focusing on our Father, His peace, love, and promises. Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna! Many blessings to you. I praise God that He is the One who gives us Life - because of His Life we can look out with hope, because it gives it to us! We serve an awesome God!
DeleteI am so incredibly sorry for what you have endured. My husband and I both used to cycle quite a bit, and we take for granted the relative safety we have in a different part of the world. Praising God that your husband is okay and for your witness.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy. Cycling is so enjoyable and you right different parts of the world are so different - I was reading in Isaiah last night about when Messiah returns and how crime, violence and injustice will cease. I cannot wait for that day. Praising God with you in this situation, Father really did take care of my hubby. May you and your family be abundantly blessed in Messiah's unfailing Love!
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