Sticks & Stones…
It. Has. Been. A. Day.
Let me tell you!
And just when I thought we were winding down for the night, I stumbled upon something…
Something untrue and hurtful about me on social media (gasp!!!)
But for real, it hurt. It actually stung - like physically made me wince.
Me? Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t make enemies easily and I aim to please. It’s actually a fault. I’m basically a doormat.
So, when I hear or read things about me, it stings. It’s not like I’m not walking around over here, patting myself on the back looking in the mirror saying, “That’s right, you a baaaad bitch!”
So, tonight, after I ate some ice cream and chips (which I do not recommend) and cried to my sister, I grabbed my bible. It’s the first time I’ve held it since we’ve moved into this house. It was like embracing an old friend after a long time apart.
Any time I read my bible, before I open the pages, I ask God to speak to me through his word. Sometimes, it’s spot on and other times I think God must have not heard me correctly. Tonight, there’s no doubt in my mind that he heard me. This is what I opened it to…
PSALM 120
I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.
Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?
He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush…
PSALM 121
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Mic. Drop.
Don’t tell me there isn’t a God! Don’t tell me he doesn’t hear us - even when our problem is so minuscule compared to everything else going on in the world.
He gave me exactly what I needed in that very moment to feel safe. He reeled me back in, put me on higher ground, and said “We are not going there today, Sister. We have bigger plans.”
I can go to sleep tonight knowing that I am always protected by the one who is bigger. He’s got me!
He can have you too… if you let him!!!
Blessings on Blessings,