ANYONE ELSE?

There are certain days when I am sure that Satan has parked himself on my shoulder with his neatly printed list of lies he creatively whispers in an effort to destroy and cast doubt on any glimmer of faith in me. Today is just like that... His game has not changed... “When he lies, it is perfectly normal; for he is the father of liars.” John 8:44

He swaps Faith for Fear...Hope for Discouragement...Order for Confusion..Unity for Division. He reminds of failures, always...Victories, never.

More specifically, the dirty house speaks to my lack of good organization. The empty fridge and lack of meal plan as well . The schedule for a family our size looks neat on a calendar, only for a few seconds before something shifts and I am needed elsewhere. Discouragement of those closest to me is difficult to walk beside at times as I am prone to calibrate my truth filter through other people's current perspectives instead of God's.

But I am not without a weapon for battle...I have been given the tools. My armor is custom made...extra tall. It is made to cover where I am weakest, strongest where I am wounded and impenetrable if I chose it.

My word for today is IMMANUEL... “God with us”! I spent time this morning focusing on different attributes of God... and this is the sign I have nailed at the entrance of my heart today.

Jehovah...His authority. Exodus 3:13-15

Jehovah-jireh...He will provide. He did yesterday and He will tomorrow. Gen 22:9-14

Jehovah-shalom.... the God of peace. Judges 6:16-24

God is Just..He has seen all and is not fooled. He is our judge. Psalm 75:1-7

God is Eternal...He is already in the tomorrow.

Jehovah-nissi...”God our banner”. We can go from triumph to triumph saying, “Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” I Cor 15:57

He is Faithful.

He is our Intercessor.

And so...it's back to the laundry, back to the planning, back to the cleaning, back to the loving, back to encouraging...Emmanuel is all these things, and incomprehensibly more...And today, He is with me! Anyone else needing truth today?