A Mighty Fortress

Hagie and I actually made it to the 9am service before volunteering at our usual hour at 11. We've been saying that we needed to "get it together" and get up early enough to go to service before our time in one of the baby rooms.

So we made the commitment to go this morning and I'm so glad we did! Andy Stanley started a new series entitled "Taking Responsibility for Your Own Life." The entire message was good and I look forward to hearing the rest. At our church, the music is often as powerful as the sermon and I'm often left speechless. I usually view it as whatever stands out and sticks with me is exactly what I needed to hear at the time.

Right before the sermon, one of the singers sang a song about God being a mighty fortress. She had looked up the meaning of a fortress and in one place it was described as "a place of exceptional security." Wow...I liked that. I've never thought of my God that way but it has stuck with me all day and I really want to concentrate on this concept. Thinking of my God as a mighty fortress comes at a perfect time for me. It is comforting for me to think of him this way; especially in the stressful times that are today and when my anxiety feels so overwhelming at times that I often feel stuck. I can rest in the security of my mighty fortress. Now I just have to figure out how :)

So here we are about to start a new week. Hagie will be gone until Friday (which means finding a sitter for late Friday afternoon so I can see my clients), I am working six days this week to make up for not seeing clients on Friday and Saturday due to the snow-ice of 2010, and I'm already feeling anxious about an outpatient surgery that I am having next week. So yes, I think I will lean on my mighty fortress and trust that he is a place of exceptional security and I'll keep trudging along. I look forward to some days where life isn't so stressful and Hagie is home more. I like to rest in the security/safety that Hagie provides me too!

In preparation for the busy week ahead, I'm so proud! I've done some things differently today. Dinner will be on the table by 7, my outfits are picked out and ironed for the week, our bedroom is organized, and I'll be able to rest after dinner is served. This all feels really good!

Signing off, with a positive attitude and outlook!