Hello, My Chickadees.
We are living in a time where our state of affairs goes from bad to worse every day. Between the Coronavirus, which is threatening to wipe half of us off the planet, the racial unrest, the police brutality, the apparent lack of regard for human life, and an incompetent president whose lack of leadership has done more to divide us than bring us together, I feel like Marvin Gaye when he sang, “Makes me wanna holler and throw up both my hands.”
My sister in Christ and dear friend, Kendall King, is a recording and graphic artist who has a song on her newly released CD entitled “That’s Why I Believe”. As soon as the single was released, I purchased it; not just because Kendall is my friend, but because in these troubled times when we are being bombarded on every side with the doom and gloom, we have to stand firm in what we believe, and remember why.
The Bible tells us that the enemy comes to kill, steal, and destroy. As we witness this in real time, it becomes increasingly important to be anchored in the promises of a Savior who came to seek and to save; that we might have life and have it more abundantly, despite what we see, hear, or experience happening around us. In the song, Kendall sings about why she believes, but it made me reflect upon my own reasons why I believe. In the midst of life’s challenges, having done all to stand, I put on the armor of God as advised by Paul in Ephesians 6:13, and I choose to stand and withstand simply because I believe. As believers, we have chosen to believe that God’s word is true, and He will do just what He says. This pandemic has stretched us and challenged us in ways beyond which we could have ever imagined, and I find myself holding on to God’s promise of protection in Psalm 91 and reminding Him of those promises every day. Not that I think He forgot, but I want to let Him know that I haven’t forgotten and I believe what He said.
I really believe God expects us to stand on what He said, even though we don’t currently see it manifesting in our lives. That’s called faith. I choose to believe what He says because He said it, and since it is impossible for Him to lie, it must come to pass and I intend to hold Him to it.
What allows us to become rooted and anchored in our faith is our decision to take Him at His word and watch Him do what we hoped He would do because there was nothing else we could do. It’s seeing Him make ways when there seem to be none, and at 11:59 and counting, He swoops in and saves the day.
Have you or a loved one ever been critically ill, and medically, all was being done that could be done, so you called in your prayer warriors who stormed heaven’s gate with prayer? Did God turn it around and heal as only He can, giving all of you a testimony from that test? I have. And that’s why I believe.
Have you ever been financially overwhelmed and didn’t know how your rent, electric, or basic needs were going to be met, and someone sent you some money because the Lord laid it on their heart to do so? I have. And that’s why I believe.
Have you ever been in a dark place emotionally and you felt like giving up, and someone called you and convinced you that now is not the time to give up or give in because you are not alone, and God used them to remind you that it’s always darkest before the dawn? You may have lost your way but He is the way, so don’t give up. In due season, you will reap a harvest, if you faint not. God’s divine intervention is why I believe.
My Chickadees, I felt the need to challenge us to refresh ourselves as to why we believe. In a time where everything appears to be hopeless, knowing and standing on what we believe allows us to still have hope – and hope does not disappoint when it’s rooted in God’s word.
When I was just a baby in Christ, I had a church sister (who now lives with the Lord) who used to say to me, “Gail, you’ve got to know that you know what you know.” It’s recalling and remembering what He’s already done that allows us to say, “That’s why I believe.”
Peace and blessings,
Gail
P.S. To download Kendall King’s song, “That’s Why I Believe”, go to:
Kendallkingmusic.biz and be encouraged.