He will not forsake

There have been several areas of life lately that have just been ugly. Hard. A little confusing. Out of our control. Unable to be avoided, unable to be controlled. I visibly saw some darkness today not unlike the spiritual darkness we were accustomed to seeing and feeling in Haiti, and it reminded me that we continue to be in a battle, all of us, and that it is NOT against flesh and blood, as it often appears. 

Matt frequently prays that all spiritual attacks on our family would come through him, that all spiritual warring at Wesley, he would be the gate.  He prayed the same all those years in Haiti...that when Satan attacked Emmaus, he only be permitted to come through Matt as the head. It's no wonder then, as darkness fights to win over the children God has give us, our friends and our communities, that Matt would be feeling and seeing the effects. 

He's been gone since Tuesday, speaking in Nashville and then joining in on a Global Methodist Church conference in Kentucky, and yesterday I was sitting on the porch swing, praying for him and asking the Lord to help us.

Whatever passage is up for today, Lord, I prayed, that is our passage for this mountain, for today. Meet me.

Reading through the Bible again this year, the psalm that was up for yesterday was Psalm 37, entitled fittingly "He will not forsake His saints."

What an answer to prayer, the deep peace that met me as I read the instructions and promises of David, perfect for the Ayars, today.

Fret not yourselves because of evildoers, for they will fade. 

Trust in the Lord, and do good;

dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 

Delight yourself in the Lord,

commit your ways to Him,

Trust Him,

and He will act.

Be still and wait patiently

Fret not

Refrain from anger, forsake wrath

Fret not yourself

Better is the little that the righteous has,

for the Lord upholds him.

Wait for the Lord and keep his way.

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,

He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

the Lord helps them and delivers them

He delivers them from the wicked and saves them,

because they take refuge in Him.

So today, in the middle of a few storms, I am fretting not. Being still. Waiting patiently. Taking refuge in Him. I am so thankful when we ask for help, He extends it to us, and that when we see with physical eyes the effects of spiritual battle, we see Him fighting for us.

What Word has He given you lately?