In All Things Behold the Blessings!
Gabby Douglas who won gold for best gymnastics in the Olympics said in an interview, "Hard days are the best, because that's when champions are made. If you push through the hard days you can get through anything." She also shared when she looked up at the score board and saw her name in lights with the gold medal, it dawned on her that "all those days of practice when it was difficult and painful and I wanted to quit; it was worth it all."
The hardest days ahead will be our best days. It's what will make us champions and bring out God's almighty strength in us. We would have never heard of David, if there hadn't been a Goliath. We would never have heard of Moses, if there hadn't been a Pharoah. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego... if they hadn't been thrown in the flames, who would remember their names? God uses what the enemy meant for evil in our lives and turns things around for
good. The lion that came against Samson brought out God's anointing in him. He didn't know what was in him until the lion showed up. He later ate honey out of that lion's belly. These saints discovered that their enemies and trials came with upgrade attachments.
A Champion's Medals are His Scars
I have never seen a champion bull rider leave the arena without his face in the dirt, a limp, or wounded in some way. In spite of the glory of the moment every bone in his body cries out with pain and he often requires assistance to get away from the bull and out of the arena.
When you see someone being used by the Lord and you think they are a champion, you don't know the pain that comes with overcoming their enemy. You can spot true champions from the false. They walk with a limp, and if you look real close, they will have a tear running down their championship face. And to your surprise, they are not confident after all, as their security has just been shaken at the core of their being at the height of their success. I am
learning not be jealous of anyone who seems to be strongly anointed and being used by the Lord. I don't know how deep the scars go that brought them to this place or the suffering their anointing will cost them in the days ahead.
Whispers From Hard Days...
