STRENGTH

 On Monday mornings I do my best to get the Wednesday Weekly word ready for the Power of Twelve newsletter and website.  I have been doing this for several months now and each time the Lord gives a word that is perfect for the week ahead.

This morning I made my coffee and pulled one of the words out of the basket I had made up with words submitted by the group that has met at my home for the past 5 years.  The word was "strength" and the scripture reference was Psalm 28:7.

The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in him and he helps me.  My heart leaps for joy and with my song I praise him.

Now the reason I am telling this is because last night at the Power of Twelve group I also host at my church we discussed how things are never a coincidence when we walk with the Lord and the Holy Spirit is forever speaking and moving in and around our lives if we only take the time to notice him.  The word we pulled from the box was "submit" and the scripture,

In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Right before we pulled that word from our little box, we had been discussing that women need to submit to God and to their spouse, if they have one,  because of the covering provided, and that this submission is not a bad thing, it is a good thing.  God made man first so man is under the covering of the Father.  He then made woman so that places her under the covering of the man for protection and guidance.  If the man is walking with God then he is the strength the woman needs and wants as the weaker sex. Those of us without a husband are directly under the covering of God.  The worlds teaching of submission is totally different than Gods teaching of submission. Submitting is not a punishment, it is a gift.

Also, each morning while I have m coffee I read the Bible verse of the day from the You Version Bible app.  It has been a wonderful way to start the day and hear the word of God.  I sat down with my coffee, ready to work on the Wednesday Weekly Word and get ready to write about the group word so the ladies who were unable to attend the meeting would be informed of the new monthly word.  I decided to first read my verse of the day and spend some time in word and prayer.  As I opened the app and read the verse I burst into tears.

Psalm 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in him and he helps me.  My heart leaps for joy and with my song I praise him.

When the Holy Spirit moves in things like these it is hard not to notice Him.  Right before my eyes is the proof that he is speaking. I hear him loud and clear.  We are to submit to him in all our ways so he can direct our paths.  We are to have strength in him, trust in him and praise him with a song of joy.  We have nothing to fear as he is right beside us each step of the way. There is nothing he won't give us or do for us when we seek him and his wisdom.  He will speak to us and show us exactly what he wants us to say and do when we submit to him and not try so hard to figure it out ourselves.  He is our strength and our shield every single day in a world of uncertainty and darkness.  

Watch for him. Listen for him.  Trust him.  Praise him.  All is well.