The 2 Sides

This morning was a rough one for me. I blame it on pregnancy hormones. For whatever reason, I woke up sad. Not just “I feel sad” but the type of blues that Eeyore wouldn’t even know about. And let me say this, it was for no reason. Nothing happened to bring this on. It just quietly crawled into my life and got comfy in the corners of my heart and mind.

Who wants to start a day like that? Not me. But what do I do about it? I felt too sad to stand against it. Too worn down to pray. Too tired to sing some worship songs. So I thought to myself, “what now?”

And the answer came to my heart. Sometimes God wants us to put on our heavy armor and go into battle in His name. He wants us to pray and fight and stand and work through the things that come against us. This part of God I know very well. The fighting. The war mentality. The “everything is the devil’s fault” reasoning for troubles. But then God showed me the other side…the side that I don’t seem to know very well. The side where God does the fighting as He holds me in His arms and tells me everything is going to be okay. He allows me to hold onto his big strong arms and put my feet on His as He guides me into safety.

At this realization the tears formed, the smile appeared and my heart was crying out for God. I couldn’t handle the world and the emotions (and the traffic) today. But God can handle all things. So I took the long way to work that didn’t have much traffic and I put on my favorite worship band and I thanked God for being the daddy this little girl needed this morning. And suddenly, the cloud was lifted. It was a beautiful day. And my heart and mind felt free.

Today, don’t forget that God WILL be what you need. Don’t get stuck in thinking He’s only one way. He’s all things to all people in all times. He has exactly what you need – just ask Him for it.