Have you ever felt the strength of God holding you up? I'm not talking about emotional or spiritual strength.
Tonight, I had to say goodbye to a great friend. I am about to change duty stations and I will be leaving lots of friends behind. 3 of these friends are closer to me then others. Tonight I said goodbye to one of the three. As i walked home, my body was so weak I felt that I was going to collapse. I didn't want to move. I just wanted to curl up in my self pity and let Satan win this battle.
Then I remembered what Philippians 4:4 says "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!"
As I repeated this verse in my head, I felt something unexpected. I didn't feel a new strength within me. I didn't feel power to push on. I felt like a man with a broken foot who was handed a crutch. I felt like God was giving me a arm to lean on. I felt the physical presence of God.
I still had to have the desire to move, but I knew God would help me through this!!
There is no way I can describe what this feels like, all I can tell you is that it was truly amazing. Thank you Lord for helping me get through yet another trial that I couldn't get past by myself.
