{"id":24132,"date":"2015-01-30T00:25:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T05:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=24132"},"modified":"2015-01-29T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T21:23:10","slug":"rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/30\/rock\/","title":{"rendered":"He Is My Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wait quietly before God. \u00a0For my victory comes from Him. <\/span>
\nHe alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my Fortress where I will never be shaken.<\/span>
\nSo many enemies against one man-all of them trying to kill me. <\/span>
\nTo them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence. <\/span>
\nThey plan to topple me from my high position. <\/span>
\nThey delight in telling lies about me. <\/span>
\nThey praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. <\/span>
\nLet all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. <\/span>
\nHe alone is my Rock and my Salvation. <\/span>
\nMy Fortress where I will not be shaken. <\/span>
\nMy victory and honor come from God alone. <\/span>
\nHe is my Refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. <\/span>
\nO my people, trust in Him at all times. <\/span>
\nPour out your heart to Him, for God is our Refuge.<\/span>
\nPsalms 62:1-8 (NLT)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I remember it like it was yesterday…my heart is breaking into a million pieces as I watch my husband of 20-something years standing on the steps of the courthouse, seeing our home sold to the highest bidder. \u00a0Oh, how I want to change this; but I cannot. \u00a0I cannot understand why God did not show up and perform a huge miracle and save us from all this pain. \u00a0I shook my fist at Him, “How could You sit on Your throne in Heaven and allow this to happen to us, to my children? \u00a0Why did You abandon me? \u00a0Why didn’t You at least protect my children from losing their childhood home?<\/em>”<\/p>\n

I look back now and what was meant to destroy me, only made me stronger and more in love with my God than ever before. \u00a0What I noticed is that the first thing I did was turn to God, it may have been in anger, but I cried out to Him. \u00a0And my life and the live of my children are now beautiful. \u00a0We see where He had a greater plan all along. \u00a0What we saw as ugly, God made pretty.<\/p>\n

Have you ever seen a braided rug? \u00a0Or a rug made by a loom? \u00a0The undersides of the rugs are not pretty; there are loose ends of yarn dangling all around. \u00a0What if we judged the rugmaker by the underside of the rug? Likewise, we look at the underside of our life—the wrong side—but God sees the finished pattern always. \u00a0His work is never finished until we leave this earth with Him. \u00a0God takes the tangled mess of our lives and weaves it together to created a beautiful masterpiece, a gorgeous tapestry, a breath-taking mosaic.<\/p>\n

Today, my family is closer than we have ever been. \u00a0God literally plucked us out of our hometown and placed us in another. \u00a0He brought us away from all we had known to a place where we only knew Him. \u00a0Our lives became simple, and more about His purpose for us instead of us keeping up a image that had to be torn down. \u00a0God gave us a church that I love more than I can say…and friends that I never would have met.<\/p>\n

And healing…healing…healing! \u00a0I know that I am blessed. \u00a0And I know that He is worthy to be praised regardless of what I’m going through. \u00a0There is always something to be grateful for (even if it’s just that you are breathing today).<\/p>\n

God is for you.<\/strong><\/em><\/span>..He only wants what is more than beautiful and amazing for your life…and He wants the glory when you make it through. \u00a0Do you need Him today? Are you going through a hard season? I encourage you to seek Him. And if you don’t know Him or haven’t accepted Him, I hope you will pray this with me…<\/p>\n

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Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. \u00a0I feel so lost right now. \u00a0I need a Savior. \u00a0I believe that Jesus is Your Son and He died for me, He is my Savior. \u00a0I ask that He come live in my heart today and walk with me through all of this. \u00a0I want to know more about You. \u00a0Thank You for loving me. In Jesus’ name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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