A New Beginning

Psalm 118:10-13

10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
11 They surrounded me on every side,
but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,
but they died out as quickly as burning thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the LORD helped me.

I have been following the Lord and have gone where he wanted me to go and found only hardship and pain. For months I felt like Joshua, standing at the foot of the walls of Jericho asking God, ok now what (paraphrased of course). Like Joshua I have had to follow some commands that I been hard to say the least but I obeyed. I marched around this perverbial city over and over, day after day, week after week, and month after month praying that God's promises stay true. In the course of my marches I have spoke into other lives, found myself spending hours reading the words of the Lord and finding truth that I never knew was in it. Psalm 118 is a special place that God and I have been living for a while and in the coming months I will be sharing truth and insights that I have found in the 29 verses of the Psalm (stay tuned).
In conclusion today I would like to leave you with some simple words. If life is pushing you back and the enemy is tearing at you like a angry lion, stand. If the rent is due, the kids are screaming, and your boss is telling you your worthless, Stand. And if life is just to hard and it seems that there is no end to your troubles, STAND. Because that's all we are called to do, and that's all God expects of us. In Ephesians chapter 6 verse 13 it says "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."
I found this quote from the movie "Rocky Balboa" and I thought it was so good I had to share it with you.
It ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth.