{"id":517,"date":"2012-12-19T21:41:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T02:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/?p=517"},"modified":"2016-11-02T21:44:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T02:44:11","slug":"keep-on-keeping-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/2012\/12\/19\/keep-on-keeping-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep on Keeping on…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The past few weeks have been a blur. Since the end of September actually. {don\u2019t tell the family- they think I have it all together in my head and heart}<\/span><\/p>\n

I reached a low spot this week. After the news of last week\u2019s horrible events- see I can\u2019t even write clearly- I spiraled right down to the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n

There have been many things happening around me and in my home and in my life in general, most have been \u201cok\u201d. If you know me and I say \u201cI\u2019m ok\u201d then you know that I am indeed \u201cok\u201d.\u00a0 A few things have been stressful in negative ways, in \u201cnot sure where this is going\u201d ways, and in good ways. In my usual internal reaction to input overload I found myself in a \u201cstall\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You know, like an airplane stalls; it goes up at a sharp ascent then suddenly the engine just sputters and stalls out and the plane plummets toward earth at ear shattering speed. If the pilot is good, and the plane is better, then it is possible to pull out of the stall thus avoiding the inevitable splat and end of life as one knows it.<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, this was an internal stall while I still bought groceries, took the cleaning to the dry cleaners, bought Christmas presents, went shopping and out to lunch with friends, baby sat and pulled out the Christmas decorations and started decorating the house.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notice I said \u201cstarted\u201d. That\u2019s where the stall became noticeable. To me. I began to see what was happening and the plummet had begun. I became a slug mentally. Emotionally. Spiritually. Thoughts were spinning around in my head so fast I couldn\u2019t connect. The low point came yesterday when one of my blogging group friends asked if I was doing ok. Honestly, I had to respond \u201cno, actually I was not.\u201d Coming to terms with what you are feeling when in that tailspin is the first step toward pulling out. {Thanks, Shannon}<\/span><\/p>\n

Not long after that, as I was reading input on a FB group, more dear ones {these intuitive ladies- I love you all- you know who you are}\u00a0 began sending me messages telling me they were praying \u2013 Ah, God gives good gifts! Lo and behold, another one spoke of memorizing Hebrews 10. Timely words. Indeed. My curiosity was piqued. I read it not because it was in my mind to memorize it too, but because it comes right before Hebrews 11, in which my go-to verses reside:<\/span><\/p>\n

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country \u2014a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. Hebrews 11:13-16<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When I start to spiral out of control these verses usually remind me that I don\u2019t belong here and that there is something better waiting.\u00a0 But, this time the Holy Spirit was whispering-\u00a0read the one before<\/em>. And I did, all because one friend remarked that she was memorizing this passage. (thanks, Donna) \u00a0Deep, down, in the middle of this passage, were the words that were written just for me in this moment in time:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:35-36<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Those few whispered words there in that chapter were all I needed. He provided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But wait! That\u2019s not the end of this story!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, another blog friend (bless you) posted on another group about One Word Buttons for our blogs free from Melanie at Only a Breath-\u00a0http:\/\/www.onlyabreath.com\/2012\/12\/theyre-here-free-one-word-blog-buttons\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

and then from there I was taken to One Word 365-\u00a0http:\/\/oneword365.com\/about\/<\/a>\u00a0 Where Alece asks folks to choose one word to focus on for the year. This is what she says:\u00a0\u201cOne word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live or what you want to achieve by the end of 2012(3). One word that you can focus on every day, all year long. It will take hard work, and will require intentionality and commitment. But if you let it, your word will shape you and your year. It will guide your decisions and help you grow. Discover the big impact one word can make. \u00a0\u00a0One word. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0365 days.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And, that dear friends, is how I came to choose my one word:<\/span><\/p>\n

Persevere<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I end here with Paul\u2019s words to the Philippians (3:12-14)-\u00a0Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,\u00a0I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So, in the coming year, when you see that I\u2019m not quite myself, do me a favor, whisper this one word in my ear?<\/span><\/p>\n

Persevere<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

What one word would you choose to propel you forward in 2013?<\/span><\/p>\n

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