The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Exo 14:14
My dear ones,
It’s been a little while since I last wrote… but today, I want to share some precious moments I’ve experienced lately.
My sweet and tender MC hasn’t stopped whispering to me that His love for me goes far beyond what I feel in the moment. He has been spoiling me again and again with unexpected gifts—little treasures from heaven, arriving just when my heart needed them most.
But that’s not all. He’s also gently showing me that the house needs to be restored. And the most beautiful part is—He knows exactly how to do it and who to send to help.
This morning, as I read the devotion streams in the dessert from April 19, 2004, my heart was shaken. These past few days, I had been feeling lost… maybe because of the little one’s voices or the whirlwind of thoughts swirling inside me. I felt overwhelmed. I had no other choice but to run to my little “crisis corner” with Him.
And there He was. Waiting. Faithful. Peaceful. Loving.
Today, I would love to share with you a life lesson my MC is writing into my heart:
The worst moments often turn out to be the best ones.
Yes, those valleys—the messy, painful, overwhelming ones—are the very places where He meets us the deepest and transforms us the most.
So if you’re in one of those moments, don’t lose hope. Don’t look back. Don’t believe the lies that try to stop you from walking forward. Keep moving, hand in hand with the One who loves you more than anything.
April 19
Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. (Exodus 14:13)
This verse contains God’s command to me as a believer for those times when I am confronted with dire circumstances and extraordinary difficulties. What am I to do when I cannot retreat or go forward and my way is blocked to the right and to the left?
The Master’s word to me is, “Stand firm.” And the best thing I can do at these times is to listen only to my Master’s word, for others will come to me with their suggestions and evil advice. Despair will come, whispering, “Give up—lie down and die.” But even in the worst of times, God would have me be cheerful and courageous, rejoicing in His love and faithfulness.
Cowardice will come and say, “You must retreat to the world’s ways of acting. It is too difficult for you to continue living the part of a Christian. Abandon your principles.” Yet no matter how much Satan may pressure me to follow his course, I cannot, for I am a child of God. The Lord’s divine decree has commanded me to go from “strength to strength” (Ps. 84:7). Therefore I will, and neither death nor hell will turn me from my course. And if for a season He calls me to “stand firm,” I will acknowledge it as time to renew my strength for greater strides in the future.
Impatience will come, crying, “Get up and do something! To ‘stand firm’ and wait is sheer idleness.” Why is it I think I must be doing something right now instead of looking to the Lord? He will not only do something—He will do everything.
Arrogance will come, boasting, “If the sea is blocking your way, march right into it and expect a miracle.” Yet true faith never listens to arrogance, impatience, cowardice, or despair but only hears God saying, “Stand firm.” And then it stands as immovable as a rock.
“Stand firm.” I must maintain the posture of one who stands, ready for action, expecting further orders, and cheerfully and patiently awaiting the Director’s voice. It will not be long until God will say to me, as distinctly as He told Moses to tell the children of Israel, “Move on” (Ex. 14:15). Charles H. Spurgeon
Thank you, Kateleen, for this praise.
I needed it today, because even though things may be the same, we must continue to look to Our Beloved and not listen to the voice of the enemy who steals our peace.
Staying still and letting Him complete the work in our lives is where the faith we must have lies.