"Rise up and let us rebuild" ~Nehemiah 2:18
What do I do now? and Where do I go from here? How do I begin again? and Where do I even start? These questions and more rise to the surface desperately seeking answers on how to live life after the storm.
I can't help but to think about the similarities that storms of nature have to the storms of life that we experience as we go from day to day. Unlike nature's storms, the storms of life come for the believer with EXPECTED outcomes. The Enemy tends to hurl storms in an effort to destroy what you have built permanently, while God tends to allow storms , leaving behind the necessary tools to rebuild. Just like nature's storms, the storms of life also come with power and fury, causing one to wonder if a particular storm has some sort of vendetta that is going on against you. Well, when I looked up the word Vendetta, I found out that, A Vendetta is a very long and violent fight or battle between two groups of people, and as long as you and I are living there will always be a standing vendetta against us. Always something coming out of the Enemy's camp trying to dismantle life as we know it!
Some of us have suffered through strong storms and damaging winds, and we're still sifting through the debris, trying to salvage anything that is worth holding on to! Still trying to pick up the pieces in an effort to get back what the Devil stole from us. Trying to rebuild what was torn down, when that job was lost, when that marriage failed, when that diagnosis came out of the doctor's mouth, when they came and got that car, when they put foreclosure on your door! or you lost someone near and dear to your heart, dismissing years that you thought you would have with them.....Still trying to recover from the storm that seemed to have your name on it as it ascended upon your life, giving you no time to take shelter! what do I do now, where do I go, and how will I ever ...ever start again?
I hear God saying, "it's time!" ......."It's time to rebuild! You don't have to worry about a thing, because everything you need to rebuild with is in your hands! Christ has already laid the foundation, all you have to do is start rebuilding! You see, in 1st Corinthians, you are called a Master Builder, so you have what it takes to rebuild that dream, you have what it takes to rebuild that relationship, that career, that failing faith, and that lost hope!
What do you do now? Pick up a brick and start building!
Let it be said, as it was said in Nehemiah 2:18;
"Let us rise up and rebuild!"
Don't allow the storms of life to stop your progress!
"For somebody out there, you have been sifting through debris
for so long that you have given up....Well, instead of rummaging
through things of the past, find yourself a brick and start rebuilding!
That brick is Jesus! Your Rock! Your cornerstone and foundation!
"For some, doors have been closed for so long that when God begins to open them, you're afraid to walk through them!
.....stop digging through the rubble; get yourself up, and walk through that door....
your life is waiting for you!"
Satan has lied to you! He has told you that your storm has ruined your chances of ever rebuilding, and now that opportunity is knocking, you're afraid to get the door!
Rise up!
Rise up and let the Enemy know that there is still purpose within you!
Rise up...you are a Master Builder and you have been equipped
with every tool you need to rebuild what is yours!
Rise up....rise up and let us rebuild!...
because there is life after the storm!
Prayer:
Father God in the name of Jesus we want to say thank you! we
thank you because you have given us all that we need to rebuild
what the storms have torn down. Lord, speak to the Master
Builder in all of us and give us the strength and the courage to
allow you to see us through to completion and restoration.
Amen
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