I look unto the hills, from whence cometh my strength

I look unto the hills, from whence cometh my strength

    I love those words of hope and strength.  Thank you Lord for sharing those words with me through your Word, the Bible.  I need to be more disciplined to say them every day, but I DO say them many days.  I feel weakness overcoming me.  I feel vulnerable.  I feel the temptation to give up in a situation.  I say those words either to myself or out loud.  I almost immediately feel strength returning to me.  

    I can’t remember when I first heard these words.  I believe I was a young child.  You know, in God's eyes we are all children.  The same holds true for me looking at our beloved children.  I see the 2 year old precious angel in my youngest daughter even though she is now a teenager.  I see the 10 year old loving daughter in my daughter who is now a young Mother and teacher.  I see the 4 year old amazing little boy in our son, even though he is a young man and college student in love.  We are all children of God.  We may not recognize or accept it, but the truth is still the truth. 

    Let me share with you a significant truth: It does get better when we do accept God as our Father and Jesus as our Lord and Savior.  I did not say it gets easier, I said better.  Life is better when we follow the Lord.  Our problems may continue to mount against us.  We don't have to face those problems alone.  My faith started growing when I asked Him to let me know He was there for me.  It took time for me to realize something inside of me and all around me had changed.  It wasn't immediate for me.  For others, I hear His presence is seen immediately.  For me to see Him and feel His Presence it took time.  Perhaps I wasn't ready when I first asked Him to show Himself.  I had lost a loved one and I needed to know God was real. I eventually realized God loved my Father more than I do. God created Him.  Perhaps God immediately answered, but for some time I could not see or hear Him.  What I do know is He did answer my prayers.  He will answer yours too...

   Reach out to Him for strength and you will be renewed in Him.  He will lift you up.  Ask Him to give you the strength to carry on.  He is there for you.  Just as you would help your child get up when he or she falls down, He will lift you up.  He is the perfect Father.