Thursday, September 27, 2012

Gotcha Covered

The other morning as I walked out the door I looked up at the early morning sky and didn't see any stars, the cloud cover was so thick you could feel it; literally I could feel the moisture in the air as I walked.  It was much warmer than the morning before. As I looked up, I was disappointed that I couldn't see the morning stars, but my Abba Father spoke straight to my heart and said, "I gotcha covered."  I just smiled.

So often when we are faced with a cloudy day we get discouraged by the lack of sunshine in our lives, both in reality and figuratively. It is in those days, however, those times of discouragement that God can be there in ever increasing ways, showing us that He is there for us.

Lately, I have been having a number of those days, but what I know is that He has surrounded me with some really amazing friends who are helping me walk the path I am on.  They are difficult but necessary days of retrospection, that are allowing me to figure out where I went off the path so that I can get on the right path instead.  I came across a verse last fall that seems to be popping up everywhere lately. Jeremiah 6:16 says, "This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."  It has been through the words of this verse, the prayers of my soul over this verse, that God has been doing a healing in my heart like never before.

There are many verses that are great reminders to me of God and his promises for my life.  I love John 10:10 which says, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."  The enemy of my soul has done his best to steal my peace, he has tried to kill my spirit, he has tried to destroy my life, but that is where Jesus work on the cross comes in, He died to give me a full and complete life, a life of love, joy and peace; a fulfilled life in him.  I am working on it; I am getting there. I am in the process. I just smile.

How about Romans 8:37-39  which says, "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Nothing I do, nothing I say can ever separate me from God's love for me. How amazingly comforting is that? I just smile.

Or Jeremiah 29:11-13 which says, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."   If I seek God with my whole heart, I will find him. He is not some distant God who is unreachable, I just need to seek him and he will definitely be there. I just smile.

Who am I that He would choose to invest in me the way He has? I am His beloved child. When I feel like I am not enough on my own, I need to remember, with him I can do all things. I need to remember who I am to Him.  A song that has really spoken to my heart lately is Remind Me Who I Am by Jason Gray. No matter who I see myself as, who others see me as, God sees me as His beloved child. That really makes me smile.

A friend of mine recently commented that he is a "real piece of work", and I had to agree; he is God's masterpiece in the making, His "piece of work"!  Ephesians 2:10, in the NLT says, " For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Just as my friend is God's masterpiece in the making, so am I. I just smile.

So when I am faced with a cloudy day, a cloudy, discouraged by life kind of day, I just need to remember that I am not alone. God is speaking straight to my heart and He is lovingly saying, "Hey Cathy, I Gotcha Covered!" How can I do anything but smile?

If you ever want to know more about Him, please don't hesitate to ask. I would love to share Him with you!!!