This is one of the first Scriptures that I memorized and that I took to heart. With all of our moves from one military base to another, I cried out a lot to God for some kind of stability, for a home for our children. I wanted to make memories as we stayed in one place. Alas, that was not to be! We never really stopped moving until all of the children were grown, with children of their own. It is a blessing to me that they are settled in one place and not moving every couple of years. Thus, I figure God granted that desire of my heart for my children to have stability in one place. God’s purpose for me was different. I moved and touched children’s lives wherever we went. In Arkansas, I spoke frequently with a young teen in my class who was pregnant for the fourth time. I showed her the simple math that having children was not the way to earn a living, a lie her mother had told her. In South Carolina, I got to talk a friend’s daughter into not having an abortion. In every place that I have been, I have tried to be the best witness that I can be of God’s goodness and His working His purpose in me. When others have stated that they couldn’t stand to be me, with all of my moves and no real place to call home, my reply is that I couldn’t either without God’s promises and grace. God isn’t finished with me yet. He is still working out His purpose in me.

When I become discouraged about my life today and all that is happening in it, God continues to remind me that He wants what is good for me. He is my shield, protecting me from the fiery darts of the enemy of my soul. He is the one who gently puts His hand under my chin and lifts my head so that I am looking up. After all, that is where my salvation is coming from, daily and ultimately. I pray that you know these Scriptural truths and that nothing will happen in your life today that you and God cannot handle together. Blessings!