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Great is His Faithfulness

Today I’m home sick with a sick son and sick stepdaughter as well. We were all up quite a bit during the night for various reasons and I’m plumb tuckered out. As I’m holding hair back for one child and rubbing the back of the other, I received a rather scathing text from my ex in regards to my daughters appearance at her concert the other day. You have no idea how much I had to fight the urge to respond negatively. I typed out and deleted several replies before deciding to ignore it all together. 

My dad said some encouraging things to me. He encouraged me to guard my heart from that garbage and to think about all God has done in my life over the last few years to get me to this point. Someone else told me “Dang. Aren’t you glad that’s not you?” 

I am. 

I’m thankful I find my identity in Christ, not what the world thinks of me. Regardless of my past, the bottom line is I’m forgiven and free. I’m not bound by what people say I am. 

This song “Worth it All” by Meredith Andrews has been my life song lately. Here is the bridge and chorus:

When I'm there in Your glorious presence

Every knee is bowed before You

Hear the sound of heaven singing
You are worth it all
All the saints cry holy holy
Angels singing worthy worthy
Forever I will shout Your praises
You are worth it all
You are worth it all
I let go of all I have just to have all of You

And no matter what the cost I will follow You

Jesus everything I've lost I have found in You
When I finally reach the end I'll say

It’s easy to lose sight of the end goal, not just in parenting, but of life in general. My end goal is to be pleasing to God and to serve Him. 

‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:17-19‬ 
“Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.”
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I trust God to be God. He’s much better at it that I am. I will be faithful to Him, no matter what and in the end, I will see it was worth it all! 




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