I'm going to be very real here. This journey in the past three years has been difficult. I have been Facing a Giant. It is not pretty and it has a lot to do with my sweet husband, who is in the midst of
facing his Giant. He was laid off once again in June and is having difficulty trying to find work. I watch him day after day, as he receives initial phone interviews with recruiters and maybe gets another interview, but then nothing. He works everyday, most of the day looking for work. It is difficult for me to watch him. He hurts and I can't fix it. Though I know Papa God is with both of us.
We are forging ahead in
some unknown territory in our walk with God. This walk is like a
jungle. A mass of foliage, briars, hedges that prick you, and then the devil’s club.
With a loss like a job, for my husband it has brought on more despair and despondency. Those are his giants and we are facing those Giants together. They may not be exactly like this clip, but
this is how we feel… yet, my husband isn’t quite there where Grant is at the end of
the clip - not yet anyway, but he is getting there.
“My eyes are weak from crying
Lord, I have prayed to you every day; I have lifted my hands in prayer to you.”
“I lift my eyes to the hills.
Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker
of Heaven and Earth”
In Revelation 3: 7-13 it says:
“This is what the One who is holy
and true, who holds the key of David, says. When he opens a door, no one can
close it. And when he closes it, no one can open it. I know what you do.
I have put an open door before you, which no one can close. I know you have
little strength, but you have obeyed my teaching and were not afraid to speak
my name.”
Those in the synagogue that
belongs to Satan say they are Jews, but they are not true Jews; they are liars.
I will make them come before you and bow at your feet, and they will know that
I have loved you. You have obeyed my teaching about not giving up your
faith. So I will keep you from the time of trouble that will come to the whole
world to test those who live on earth.
“I am coming soon. Continue
strong in your faith so no one will take away your crown. I will make
those who win the victory pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never
have to leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the
city of my God, the new Jerusalem,[a] that comes down out of heaven from my
God. I will also write on them my new name. Everyone who has ears
should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
Remember, my husband has been dealing with a spirit of
Despondency and Despair, as well as rejection. Then this past Sunday evening while having wonderful BBQ and fellowship with a lot of old and new friends, we received a breakthrough. One so profound that the look on my husband's face was extraordinary. A few folks prayed over my husband and there was deliverance from the despondency and despair (depression). Joy was now in him. Wow, in fact a Joy that has been pushed down for many years came out, like a child. Powerful Joy. Those around him were laughing and enjoying that Joy that he seemed to be throwing at them.
Since Sunday, he has slept so much better. Peaceful sleep. I could feel the Shalom covering him. That peace and rest in God that hadn't been there for quite some time. So, I think he will begin to bloom where God places him. We are trusting God and thank Him everyday that he has a job, even before he has one! We are preparing the field for harvest.
“I have resolved to give all that I have
to God and leave the results to Him. I want to know if you'll join me.” Grant, Facing the Giants
The movie - "Facing the
Giants"
