Have you ever had that someone in your life who was always smiling no matter what was going on around her? That someone who even when life seemed dark and gray around her it would never quench the light that was shining in her?
I have. I would see her and wonder what is it that makes her such a “SUPERWOMEN”, I know she is a believer with much Faith but how is it that she can stay so focused with all that life was throwing her way?
It was not until that one day when my life appeared to be so hopeless. That day when I knew I tried everything I could to make it through the storm without giving up hope! I was tired and discouraged. It was that day I decided to go to her. I remembered her story and hoped she had some great advice that would help me.
So I visited with her and explained the storm that was going on in my life. I asked her what I could do to help me stay focused even during the storm. I said to her, I have seen you stay so strong even through the storm and I want my Faith to keep me strong like that. How can I be a “SUPERWOMEN” like you?
She smiled and then she laughed. Sweetie she replied, I am so far from being a “SUPERWOMEN” but I do serve a “SUPERGOD!”
She began to teach me about the awesome power of PRAISE AND PRAYER!! I heard about PRAISE AND PRAYER many times before but never in the way she explained it. She broke it down in plain English and it was then that I understood how her Faith was so strong.
PRAISE AND PRAYER were her weapons! It was not that she always took the right steps in life, or always stayed on the right path. It was not that her vision was always clear while the storm was going on around her. It was definitely not the strength that she felt inside her. All along it was calling out on that powerful name “JESUS” and praising Him no matter how she felt.
She taught me to believe that He was at work in me and around me even when I did not see it or feel it. I learned the power of laying my worries before Him and asking for His mighty intervention to break through!
I was determined to see the good in life and not be blinded by my own fears, wants and doubts. I continued to ask God for His truth to be reveled in every situation. I learned my identity in Christ. Most importantly I continued to praise Him even during the storm!
Have you made PRAISE and PRAYER an important part of your life?
“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11
With Love,
Eva
