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I Am Not Alone and Sitting Among Friends #42

Jaime Wiebel — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 06:11:00 +0000

For months now, you could find me, at any given time, crying like a blubbering mess.

I have been facing a few transitions or what some may want to call a new season in life. Some of you may have been more apt to embrace this change with open arms but me, well, let’s just say there was no embracing.

A couple of months ago, it hit me, I am about to be a stay-at-home mom with no one at home but myself. I know that many of you reading this have been in my shoes, maybe even more than once and know exactly how I am feeling.

I am not the mom that is at the end of the driveway cheering when her kids leave school. I am the one with the bucket and box of tissues in hand.

Last week, as I pulled out the school parking lot, alone, I heard God’s promise whisper to my heart.

You Are Not Alone and You Never Will Be.

I am missing my kids very much, but alone, I am not. Alone, I will never be.

As much as I love my kids, my family, and being mommy, those things can never make me feel whole. Those things can never make me as complete as I am in Christ. Those things will never leave me with moments that at some point I do not feel completely washed over with emptiness.

I have over the past couple of months really been pouring into God’s Word. I have stepped back from all my blogging commitments and not put so much focus on all the little things. I am continuously reminded if this is what God wants me to do. He will also make a way for it to happen.

I have to stay in His Word. I have to take care of the things He has blessed me with. My husband, my kids, and putting Him above it all. We are told in Matthew 6 to Seek First the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you.

Circumstances in our lives are constantly changing. Last year, I had one kiddo in school full time and now I have two in full time and one in for part of the time. A Change. A Huge Change. And this change, to be honest, has made me feel a bit tossed to and fro.

But I have a guarantee in this life that I have to rest my soul in.

Christ Alone. And in His Unchanging Nature has given me a constant. A firm anchor to remain steady when my boat gets rocked.

This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. Hebrews 6:19 (NLT)

That doesn’t mean I don’t have to feel. It doesn’t mean I don’t get to hurt, feel sad, or grieve a change in my life.

It means I don’t have to do it alone. It means I can come into the inner sanctuary. Into the Heart of Christ and there I can rest at His feet.

I can gain the assurance that even in the difficulties of life and in the change in circumstances, I have the assurance of an unchanged unmovable God. With the Father of Light. He casts no shadow. This means He doesn’t change. What He gives is good and perfect gifts.

James 1:17 tells us, “Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.” (NLT)

When times get tough we have two choices to make. We can run from God (Trust me when I say I have tried that and it doesn’t go smoothly) or we can run to God.

I have been running to God. I have been bathing in the grace, love and mercy that He has poured down on me through His Word. Through His promise to never leave me.

Although, there has been a time of grieving, He has reminded me, You Are Not Alone.

You are my child and my child, I have you cradled and tucked you in my hand and there, you can find rest and security.

My friend, I know there are many of you going through something right now in your life. You may be surrounded by people and yet you feel utterly alone.

Christ has made us to have a need that is so deep for Him that our very soul will remain restless until we discover how to depend on Him in all of life’s circumstances. It is not by chance that you feel that way.

Now is when you make the choice. Run from God or Run into His arms.

Your creator and master designer has made you to need Him for your completeness.

Choose completeness in Him and you will have an anchor for your soul that will that will remain steady and secure.

Let me know. What is it that you are facing that has you feeling restless and rocked to the core. If it is too personal, you don’t have to share. You can just let me know that you are in need of Christ’s hand on your heart. I want to pray over each of you this week. So please, comment below and let me know how I can lift you up before the Lord.

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This week’s featured friend is Beth Steffaniak from Messy Marriage. What I love about Beth’s site and all of her posts is that she is real. She comes each week with an honest heart that reinforces the fact that we don’t have to be perfect to come to Christ, we just need to come with our hearts. I am glad you are here and join us every week, Beth!

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Anchored In The Cross

Jaime Wiebel — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 07:28:00 +0000

Over the past few days I have been having “one of
those days”. I woke up and just didn’t feel quite like myself. No matter what I
was trying I just couldn’t shake the feeling. I wanted to cry, I felt so
frustrated.

Anyone ever have those kind of days?

Of course, I am not alone in my feelings but that is
exactly how I felt, alone. I felt like everything was coming down on me at
once.

My head kept filling with the lies that I wasn’t
good enough, mom enough, smart enough, tall enough, skinny enough, outgoing
enough, enough of a friend, just purely not enough.

I kept reminding myself that God’s promises are
bigger than I am and I just kept clinging to all that I know. I was crying out
to Him, a couple of times literally, for a rescue from these feelings.

I know when I feel alone, I am promised from God
that He will never leave me nor forsake me. I felt, however, like I was
reaching out and grabbing at nothing.

I asked God why I was feeling alone and told Him I
knew this was not true and knew He was by my side.

I began to pray for God to rescue me from these
feelings and I was sure that He would. I continued to however, perpetuate these
thoughts. They began to pull me down like a heavy weight.

Sometimes the assurance doesn’t come so quickly or
as easily as we would like. Sometimes we get caught up in the whirlwind of our
emotions and they begin to take over.

The fact is,

I can
choose to be anchored to these lies…

I can continue
to sink into a downward spiral until I am in over my head…

I can
choose to drown in my self-doubt…

Or…

I can choose to be anchored to the cross.

At the cross, I receive the grace and mercy of a
loving Father. At the cross, I receive the promises Christ has given to his
children. At the cross, I receive the rest I need for my weary soul to be strengthened
for the next step in my journey.

Hebrews 6:19 says: We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It
enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain

The hope in the salvation of cross is real. It is
what we can stand firm on when our hearts and our heads begin to get weary and
all of life comes pouring in on us.

This hope is more than I hope it doesn’t rain
tomorrow or I hope the grocery store is having a sale on strawberries.

This hope is grounded in something sure, certain and
secure. This hope is standing firm in the Salvation of Christ and being able to
approach His throne with confidence.

Psalm 62:5-7 Yes, my
soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my
salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor
depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

This Psalm is a beautiful reminder or our Great and
Mighty Lord in the midst of our weariness. In the middle of life’s
complications we can be assured that our hope comes from God alone.

I am not my feelings today. I am not the
circumstances that surround me. My anchor is set outside my rocking ship.

I can pour out my heart to God and there I will
find shelter. I can expect Him to be a solid ground to rest my feet upon.

He is my
rock, my fortress, my refuge, my defense, my salvation,
my honor depend on Him alone. With
God, I will not be shaken.

Does anyone need that reminder today like I do?

Does anyone have a weary heart or head that could
use a little rest and assurance?

Jesus says in John 15:26
says: I will send you the Advocate
– the Spirit of Truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all
about me.

I often times have songs in my head, but only a
couple of lines and I sing them all day. Yesterday, I asked God for help.
Today, I had this song play over in my head, “Holy Spirit, You are welcome here. Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere.” This beautiful song is by Francesca Battistelli.

God has sent help, the Advocate, the Spirit of Truth,
the Holy Spirit. If you have accepted Christ, He has come to intercede on your
behalf.

He will give you a renewed strength. He will comfort you, encourage you,
and give you counsel in those times when life hurls all it has in your direction.
He
will testify to the truth that Christ took it all at the cross. He will testify
to the truth of God’s promises for His children.

What or Whom will you choose to be anchored to today?

Read last weeks post, Expecting the Unexpected

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