i had to write. I had to write, right now. I was sitting in church and God broke through and I just had to tell you.
In the military, they refer to “taking a hill”. There are strategic advantages to being on a hill, particularly specific hills in a given terrain. The problem is that if a strong enough force comes against you, they can surround the hill and there is no way to escape. It may cost some lives but the enemy doesn’t care because, once the hill is taken, they have the advantage.
That is what I saw this morning during worship.
I haven’t been able to do what I thought I would do. I haven’t experienced some things that I wanted to. But right now, on the hill of kid’s ministry, at Radiant Church, in Richland, MI, my hill is surrounded. My kids are facing the divorce of their parents, pressures from school, the world shouting messages of compromise and fear and hate. My kids are wondering if Jesus is real, whether there really is hope, a future.
And, just like the military, sometimes we don’t pick the hill, the hill is picked for us. Running from the hill seems like an option, but it’s not. The enemy will take you prisoner, the enemy will hurt you.
So I make my stand. I am here now. This is the fight that was brought to me.
Does this speak to anyone else? Do you find yourself in a place of frustration, unfulfilled dreams? Can you hear me in this struggle if I tell you to fight where you are? Dreamers look to the future, they look for possibilities and opportunities, but miss what is often right in front of them. Keep dreaming! Keep believing!
But stand! Pray! Fast! Speak the truth! Love! Worship! Yield to Jesus!
STAND!
The Healing Worshipper 