Today is a new day–“….I will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24.  Yesterday was a powerful day in many ways for me.  I had my meeting with the pastor at church and wanted to have the 2nd one but he is sick in bed.  My message in part from recent devotions including today is patience–waiting on the Lord and doing so with trust rather than with anxiety.  God was reinforcing this message for me throughout the day.

As I got to Celebrate Recovery last night I found that the live testimony we were to hear was delayed so we had a DVD testimony.  The gentleman giving it identified himself as one who struggles with same sex attraction.  I immediately was on edge.  I hadn’t heard a testimony where this was the identified struggle.  This man was raped by his father and labeled a fag by him.  This message and his inner voice kept him bound for over 25 years.  Even though I found this tough to hear, I am far enough along in my own journey that I could hear out of the desire to learn rather than the anxious state of “don’t let anyone know this could be you!”

God has been continuously good at His constant reminders of resting in Him, waiting on Him and His Holy Spirit to complete His work in His timing.  Satan has been a liar and manipulator for so many years in my life I can hardly stand it.  Yet, I’m so grateful to be stepping into a new area of living that challenges me to be patient in waiting know that “…He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it.”  These promises I now know are for me too along with each of you.  Lets hold each other up and reach out to others when we struggle with voices inside us that want us to believe lies.  Our confession will be good for us and it will help others know it is safe for them to share with us.