Don’t Give Up

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time of love and cheer, with our hearts full of gratitude and our loved ones all around, what more could we ask for right? Well…this year my Thanksgiving Holiday was probably the worst it’s ever been. Not because of who I was with, but simply because my sweet son (who is a dog) had to go to animal urgent care the night before thanksgiving. As a result of going to the hospital, we were told that my Neo was struggling with heart disease and the beginning of heart failure. At the moment I was devastated and I couldn’t see how this situation, let alone our Thanksgiving Holiday could get any better. Looking back on the entire experience and knowing that my son is still alive and well because God kept Him and led us to the right people who gave us the right medication, I feel a bit disappointed in myself. Yes, Thanksgiving was rough, and having to rush my sweet boy to the hospital was scary and no fun, but I should not have allowed any earthly circumstance to affect what and Who I know to be true. You see, throughout the entire time we went through all this drama, I had been really struggling with trusting God or having any faith at all. Instead of speaking life over my dog, I continued to repeat what the doctors said about him, and stressed out over it every time I mentioned it. For someone who had been saved for 14 years, I know that I’m not perfect, but I also know that God is more than able to heal and cure any disease, germ, virus and get rid of any weapon that formed against me or my family. After just now being convicted of all of my lack of faith and trust in God, I am now choosing to live differently. Living with or under fear’s control is so terrifying and exhausting, and everything seems hopeless in that moment. However, when we look up at God and we think back on everything God has brought us through, how dare we question God’s ability to provide, keep, and renew us. We serve King Jesus Christ, and He is far from any ordinary king. He heals the sick and cures the blind, He removes strongholds and invites us into His Freedom. Everything good we have been given has been provided by Him. From now on, I’m choosing to speak about life over my son, Neo. He will live and not die. He is the head and not the tail, above and not beneath. He is strong in The Lord, and God has great plans for him. No weapon formed against him shall prosper, He is victorious in every area of his life, because God made it so. These are the declarations and promises of God that I will be speaking over my sweet boy from now on, because with God before us, who can be against us? NO ONE!