Take Another Step ... Our answers often require a higher perspective. So take another step with me. I am weary too. Lift your right foot, then your left foot, and then your right foot again. The view is not only beautiful at the top, it is magnificent. JESUS overcame this world, John 16:33. He took back all that was lost. We sit at the majesty of the right hand of God, in Christ JESUS. Sometimes I don't feel like it either, but feelings are part of the flesh, as are the memories of wounds that rise up, trying to pull us back down to "what" we were before, and "where" we were before. Don't let them. You are a new creation in Christ. Born from above, no longer of this world. You now wear the signet ring, and we are in union with the creator of the Heavens and the Earth. You are accepted in the Beloved, Ephesians 1:6. If the view wasn't beautiful and magnificent at the top, the devil wouldn't fight so hard to pull us down. And if God our Father didn't have good things in store for us, the enemy wouldn't try so hard to talk us out of our victory. We have a victory to look forward to for all of eternity, but Paul wrote in Romans 5:17, "We were made to reign in this] life through the one, JESUS Christ." This verse also says we were given an abundance of Grace. This is not a future reality, but a very present help right here on Earth. Paul often wrote, "encourage one another, build each other up." Let someone in your life know how wonderful they are, and how much you appreciate what they are doing. Stop and celebrate your own accomplishments. God has not abandoned the dreams He has placed in your heart and the calling He has placed on your life. You still have mighty purpose in Him. He has not abandoned your children, your spouse, or those closest to you that He called you to love and to live life with...Take another step, and another, and another. Keep going, and know that the Lord is helping at every turn. With His help, it gets easier, and the view more glorious with every step. When God Holds Your Heart By BJ Hostetter(c)2015 A devotional from Womenandthechurch.com