We went to service last night and there were opportunities for the congregation to give personal testimonies of what they were thankful for. As I listened to what others were thankful for and how God had delivered them, it actually gave me strength and a measure of peace for my tribulations. My soul began to reach for the power that God makes available to us all. Here were real examples of His saving grace being expressed by real people.
Pastor Carter reminded me Sunday of the morning prayers that Janet and I share and the request that is always made. “Lord be a hedge of protection around our family.” This year I want to give thanks for those things seen and unseen that His hedge of protection has kept out of our lives. As I sat there I began to understand that another person’s testimony may have been mine if not for the hedge that God has constructed around my family. His power is in our praise and in turn strengthens His hedge (of protection). It comforts me to know that the hedge absorbs all my worries because almost none of those things I give weight to can breach His hedge. Those that do are for the edification of God’s glory and become my testimony…
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34
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