Standing Firm

"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." -Psalm 46:10

Spiritual warfare is heavy here this week. Gods joy cannot be quenched in my heart, praise Him for that, but the amount of hurt that has surrounded me as I've walked through the past few days can be difficult to coninuously turn to God. Its hard for me to hear stories of broken people and wounded souls and not be able to physically do anything to help. But these are the times when God asks us to be still, and hold on tight to Him. To hope in Him. To remember that He is still there and still faithful.
One thing that was an encouragement to me happened yesterday at the inner city youth ministry I've been blessed to help out with lately. Our team of leaders comes early to the school on monday nights to just run through the nights schedule and then lift it all up to God in prayer, to invite Him to mold and shape the night into all He wants it to be. As we shared prayer requests with one another, there were quite a few heavy hearts feeling the weight of the world as an almost physical force, weighing us down. We had alot to share with the kids that night, a gospel message to present and a call to make. Looking back, it was clear Satan did not want our efforts to be successful that night, and he worked as hard as he could to keep us from Gods hope and truth.
-But heres the good news-
We prayed as a team in that gym, and God was there. (Matthew 18:20) You could feel it. We stood firm in Gods hands and exalted His Name, in the midst of that cloud of oppression, and praise the Almighty Name of our Savior, so many children chose to make decisions to follow Christ last night! In the middle of the valley of darkness, Gods light shone and drew lost hearts unto Him. It was truly incredible.

So be still, stand firm-know that God is who He says He is, and His Name will surely be exalted in all the earth. Hallelujah!