As I read an email last week I thought of the recent tragedy in Texas and the hundreds of warriors that survived and also those that were there to provide aid and assistance to those in need. Even though Maurrie spoke of women, this applies to men and women of all demographics.
Strong women aren’t forged in comfort. Challenging storms shape us, weather us, and try to beat us down. We face an empty nest, health scares, roads traveled alone, and friends and loved ones lost too soon. We rise! We say, “Let’s go”, “ Let’s do this,” or “Don’t worry, I’ve got you”! Here’s to our warrior women- Maurrie Sussman, Sisters on the Fly.
The above is written about many women of all ages and walks of life, but as Christian men and women how are you seen? How do storms of life shape you? There are more ways we can be shaped than ink, paper or time to list them. Some are physical, others emotional and often both physical and emotional. Can God say “these are my warriors?”
As mothers, fathers, wives, husbands and/or employees we put on our “warrior hats” daily as we struggle to not only “do it all”, but give it “our all. When we end our day whether it be away from home and returning home or spending the day at home, there seems to be very little time to just relax, refresh and enjoy the moments of that day. Sometimes we’re so weary we wondered how we could continue. Yet, we said to ourselves, “let’s go-let’s do this.”
As we age and retire we have more time to do some things, but our strength is not as abundant as it once was. We may be a little slower and it takes us a little longer, but if we are “warriors”, we keep on “keeping on.”
During my career, I encountered numerous individuals stricken early in life and not able to be “warriors.” They were ill and/or physically impaired and spent their days and years quietly watching the world pass by them. We all know people that have endured incredible challenges, but they continue to “rise up.” They didn’t permit trials to halt their goals.
Some of us are currently standing in the midst of a storm. We aren’t certain how long it will endure or how intense it will become, but we do have the knowledge that in time it will end. God will lead us out of the storm. As we view interviews and news video of survivors from natural disasters, we realize the strength God gives those individuals to survive, “to be warriors.”
I’m sure each of us desire to be seen as warriors with words such as these which were quoted about a recent victim of a natural disaster, “what I’ll take most from you is your positive attitude, servant heart, and ability to remain faithful in the toughest of times.”
Incomprehensible situations are never what we desire, but we always know God’s will and way is the best and there truly will be “sunny days” someday. ESV Ephesians 6:10 “Finally be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.”
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