Through the Terrains with Jesus | 001
If you follow me on instagram you had seen the story I posted of how the Lord allowed me to share snippets of the faith journey I’ve been walking through that has been… well… tough, refining, soul settling, soul filling, even eye opening (spiritually). These posts will be called “Through the Terrains with Jesus” marked with the number of the current post to help you find them easier. I can’t tell you how long this will go for because quite honestly, this is all up to God and what He wants to use this space for. I am here to be the willing vessel sharing what He tells me to share to encourage, equip, and train women as they head into the battlefield fighting for what is rightfully theirs. I will go more into detail about this but for now… this is the start. The beginning where it all started. Okay actually it all started last year and a few times years prior of what He was already implanting in me, BUT, I am going to start sharing where He told me… where it began to get intense and faith needed to stand in its placement..
My prayer for these snippets is asking the Lord to enlighten Himself in you, draws your heart close to His, that he speaks tenderly to you as if you were in the wilderness with Him alone, that you begin to draw your sword and fight claiming what is rightfully yours-not backing down to the enemies schemes but standing firm in truth.. God’s Truth. I pray the Lord shields you and protects you from the evil one and He reveals to you what He already planted in you all for the Kingdom of God. May we be encouraged as we take our positions as beloved daughters of the King.
Let’s begin with the very first post titled…
What in the….. News??
It was the fresh beginning of January.
I sat there, right on that chair, only to receive news I wasn’t expecting to receive.
“I should be joyful that there isn’t anything major wrong… right? But I still feel not happy about what is happening and what I was told!! God are you even sure this is real?”
These were the thoughts that lingered for a while. The thoughts that invaded the afternoon.
I couldn’t seem to wrap my mind around the fact that this was happening. It all seemed too much to carry for little ol’ me. Heck I am only 5′ with alot going on already with daughters each having their own activities, to add this to the list seemed to complicate things a bit more and have me view life in a not so great manner.
Birds were chirping. Sun was shining. My daughters were smiling explaining about their day at school. Yet here I was, figuring out life in the mess.
I don’t know about you or what you’re facing right now, heck you prolly don’t even know what I am dealing with either. As a matter of fact, only less than a handful of trusted people do. The thing is, I was told by God a year prior to not mention this to anyone of any detailed stuff…. and I said okay. That was that.
Heck, that was last year and I didn’t even know why He even told me this. But today, now I see why. Words are powerful. I’ll share more on that in the weeks to come.
I think so often we find ourselves in this predicament where we receive news we weren’t expecting to hear, ready to hear, or honestly don’t even want to hear. We sometimes think we have a much better plan or assumed our plan was better. We get shocked, some get angry, some even are disappointed in what is going on. We think “why me?” or begin to ask “is this really happening to me?”
I was in the middle. Trying to figure out life from here on out, how things have shifted, changed, and is no longer the same. I was sort of nervous sort of shocked, heck who am I kidding I was darn right afraid of what was going on. Trying to figure life out and control things in life, within my family, that only left me mentally and physically exhausted.
Sometimes we hear the unexpected news. Receive unexpected phone calls.
Sometimes we see something we were never meant to see.
Sometimes life throws curve balls at us leaving us to feel and ask “what the heck is going on here?”
Sometimes we even feel alone not knowing one single person who walked the same walk you did.
There is alot of things in this life we encounter, walk through, suffer in, etc. Don’t let this stop you from what God is calling you to do though. Even if it looks down right messy, hard, and challenging. Heck no one else wants to be honest about their life, so be it, I will…. it can be downright lonely at times and unsettling. It can be uncomfortable and even unsure of what tomorrow holds or the next appointment what you will hear….
But if I were to have stayed in that place, the place of despair, I wouldn’t be here… 3 months later fighting through with prayer sharing these snippet stories with you. Thats the beauty of us walking through these terrains. Knowing and seeing we aren’t alone. We have someone and His name is Jesus. He is right there holding our hand every step of the way, in the rough, edgy, places.
And in case you don’t know about terrains… sis, I didn’t either. When he spoke that word to me I seriously thought this “did I just hear that word right? terrains?” Let me simply say it like this. Its roads/lands you walk through whether its dry land, curvy roads, dusty, rocky, edgy roads, though mountains, valleys, and hills. It can also mean a place of battle where you step into the enemies camp and claim back what was rightfully yours in the first place.
Each terrain we walk through with Jesus gives us a better understanding of who He is, who we are, and gaining heavens perspective. Terrains are never easy peasy pathways, there’s some dust, dirt, mud, sharp rocks, soft rocks, pebbles, lots of climbing, sweat, tears, frustration, rest, even a little anger (of course not unrighteous anger but hopefully you get what I am trying to say here) all in these places. And its okay! As we experience these emotions and places we are growing, learning, stretching, being trained and maturing in our walk. Not one terrain will look the same, even if it looks familiar, walking through the terrains with Jesus will always be different all for our good and His glory.
Friend, I am glad you are here. I Thank GOD he brought you here. And if you are facing some difficulties, some news you are not liking, I want you to shake off the news you received, take it to the Lord and ask Him “what do you have to say about this?” And allow Him to show you… because this my dear friend…. is where the cycle will begin to shift, change, and move in a positive powerful influential way.