wake from your nightmare!

Driving today, I was struck by majesty…the sun is shining brightly this afternoon on the
Rocky Mountains
.
  The mountain range that frames our city literally glistened with fresh snow, and unspeakable beauty…and they are the FEET of Him…our God is so enormous, so majestic, the mountains shake and bow…living here has shown me the beauty of God, the power of His might.
  He holds it all in His hand, He is never surprised, and He is never shocked by what we face in our lives. He sees it all, hears it all, and He is a God of Truth and Justice.
  

    
Last night about
2:00am
, I woke shaking, my heart pounding, sweating, absolutely terrified.   

     I was having a horrible nightmare; I was desperately trying to escape a mad-man, he reeked of evil and destruction, he wanted to kill me.

      

This dream was so real the sheer panic and helplessness to get away from terrifying danger was making it hard to breath.
  I awoke, and took a moment to realize my surroundings.
  I was in my lovely home, the doors locked, alarm system on, the children tucked in, my sweet puppy laying at my feet, and my big strong husband sleeping peacefully next to me.
  I crawled into his arms, without waking he pulled me close. I listened to the beautiful sound of his heartbeat and followed the rise and fall of his chest, and eventually my own heartbeat slowed. 
 

    

The fear was unfounded, the threat was not real; I could not have been more safe, or more protected at that moment.
  However the false reality of that dream had made me nearly hyperventilate! 
 

    
How many times has fear or anxiety over an issue in our life left us breathless? How often do we give intimidation, accusation, and harassment and mere words a place to steal our joy, to defeat our very lives? How many times do we choose to stay in a place of defeat, when the reality is, we are defeating ourselves by believing the lie!

    
We can lose sleep, get depressed, lose entire days, even years worrying about something, that simply is not real.
  All the enemy has is words, threats, accusation, but he can not touch us.
  Our God has already defeated all that we fear, the end has been written, and we are more than conquers!

Wake up from your nightmare, and look at to the True and Just God, He will save you! 

    
Micah 5; 9 “Your hand will be lifted against your adversary…and they shall be cut off.

 
Luke
21:15
“For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict”

    
Phil. 1:28” you will not be in any way terrified of your adversary…”

 
Isaiah 54:17 “no weapon formed against you shall prosper…you will refute every tongue that accuses you…”

Exodus
23:22
“I will be an enemy to enemies and an adversary to your adversaries!”

Just in case the time change made you late for church too! (Smile!)     

celebrate life today!!!