I love to hear the different and unique ways that the Lord chooses to speak into the lives of His children. At times people actually hear the Lord speak in an audible voice to them. But often the Lord speaks to us through the objects, situations, and people around us. The words the Lord declares over our lives at just the right time have the ability to bring such ENCOURAGEMENT and STRENGTH to our souls.......especially when we are walking through the valley of shadows and great darkness.
Throughout my pregnancy with Aliyah, I often felt that my mind was a continual battlefield. I could literally feel the fear from the unknown of our daughter's future griping me and threatening to steal all life and joy from my soul. I could also feel the FAITH arising in my heart as I spent more and more time in the Lord's PRESENCE.
Faith and fear are polar opposites. They can not exist together in our hearts at the same time. Scripture tells us that there is NO FEAR in the Lord's perfect love.....it is completely cast out. If we chose to allow ourselves to rest in the love and faith in the Lord, the fear that consumes us WILL BE driven out. My prayer each day while carrying Aliyah was that my FAITH WOULD ARISE causing all my anxiety and fear to flee! I often prayed out loud over our situation on days when my fear was so strong.....and this made all the difference.
I began asking the Lord for signs of His presence around us....specifically I asked Him to send cardinals and butterflies my way! And the most amazing thing happened after I began praying this prayer....I began to see cardinals and butterflies EVERYWHERE! I mean EVERYWHERE. A cardinal decided to take up residence in our neighbor's tree and nearly every time I went into our backyard, I would glimpse his beautiful bright red feathers or hear him singing a song. Butterflies also came in ABUNDANCE. They showed up on so many days when I was feeling discouraged. I even had one come and land on me!!
At the beginning of June 2010, my sister-in-law's small group from church came and prayed for us. As the group laid hands on us and contended for Aliyah's healing, one of the guys (who we had never met) told us that the Lord had given him a picture. The picture was of Gerber Daisies with their heads completely drooped. Matt noted, however, that as the sun rose upon the daisies, they raised their heads up to the LIGHT and butterflies were released from the flowers' centers. Matt had absolutely no clue how much the Lord was already using butterflies to speak LIFE into our situation!
"ARISE, SHINE, for your LIGHT has come, and the glory of the Lord RISES UPON YOU. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory APPEARS OVER YOU." Isaiah 60:1-2
Throughout my pregnancy with Aliyah, I often felt that my mind was a continual battlefield. I could literally feel the fear from the unknown of our daughter's future griping me and threatening to steal all life and joy from my soul. I could also feel the FAITH arising in my heart as I spent more and more time in the Lord's PRESENCE.
Faith and fear are polar opposites. They can not exist together in our hearts at the same time. Scripture tells us that there is NO FEAR in the Lord's perfect love.....it is completely cast out. If we chose to allow ourselves to rest in the love and faith in the Lord, the fear that consumes us WILL BE driven out. My prayer each day while carrying Aliyah was that my FAITH WOULD ARISE causing all my anxiety and fear to flee! I often prayed out loud over our situation on days when my fear was so strong.....and this made all the difference.
I began asking the Lord for signs of His presence around us....specifically I asked Him to send cardinals and butterflies my way! And the most amazing thing happened after I began praying this prayer....I began to see cardinals and butterflies EVERYWHERE! I mean EVERYWHERE. A cardinal decided to take up residence in our neighbor's tree and nearly every time I went into our backyard, I would glimpse his beautiful bright red feathers or hear him singing a song. Butterflies also came in ABUNDANCE. They showed up on so many days when I was feeling discouraged. I even had one come and land on me!!
At the beginning of June 2010, my sister-in-law's small group from church came and prayed for us. As the group laid hands on us and contended for Aliyah's healing, one of the guys (who we had never met) told us that the Lord had given him a picture. The picture was of Gerber Daisies with their heads completely drooped. Matt noted, however, that as the sun rose upon the daisies, they raised their heads up to the LIGHT and butterflies were released from the flowers' centers. Matt had absolutely no clue how much the Lord was already using butterflies to speak LIFE into our situation!
"ARISE, SHINE, for your LIGHT has come, and the glory of the Lord RISES UPON YOU. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory APPEARS OVER YOU." Isaiah 60:1-2
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