I Made It Through

Fight on for God. Hold on tightly to the eternal life which God has given you, and which you have confessed with such a ringing confession before many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 The Living Bible

Good Morning Girlfriend:

As a new school year begins, so does new children who come through the door to the classroom. It wasn't any different working at a daycare, we had new children coming through our door of our four year old classroom. Some were brothers and sisters to previous children that had came and went and some were totally new students that we had never met before.

This year was certainly a year to remember as there were three hard cases of dynamics that met us at the door each day that my co-worker and I came to work. Years ago I remember hearing the words that we were just "glorified babysitters" working at the daycare, and I'm here to tell you that's far from the truth. Daycare services was very much like the school system, we had our whole day mapped out from circle time, to learning how to do math, write the child's name, to spelling activities, it was all learning but through some play.

This particular year, we had seventeen 'three to four year olds' in our classroom and not everyone would want to do the activities that was put in front of them, at least not all at the same time. Circle time was always a fun time of the morning, at least I thought that it was but not everyone did, as there would be at least one of the three cases that we had in our room would act up in some kind of manner. Whether rolling around the carpet hurting other children, to sitting there screeching for no apparent reason, until this certain child had to be taken out of the room to continue the screeching as the whole face had turned completely red, until they were tired and gave it up. Sometimes we never knew what the third child would be up to, or where we would find them in the classroom doing who knows what, which usually wasn't appropriate.

This was definitely a year, that I remember crying each morning to God as I said that I didn't want to go back. Coming home with muscles tensed, head aches to have to deal with, it was always a joy to come home to my own children and being so grateful that my own did not act this way. There is no way I can explain how intense it was to have to listen to the intensity of the screeching all day long and to deal with such behavior on an every day basis, but I did.

Girlfriends, that year was a very hard year for me, as I cried out to God that I didn't want to go back, I didn't want to do it anymore, I knew that I had to because this was my job and it was the way I had to support my two girls. I remember praying to God asking for Him to give me the strength to get through just that one day, and at the end of each day, I would thank Him for getting me through each one. Every day I had done the same thing or said the same prayer as I would start each new day, but I also learned as the time went on, not to focus on the antics that may come my way during the day. I just focused on doing the best job that I could while I was in the classroom each day, and took one moment at a time, then one day at a time until that year was over, and with a sigh of relief I praised God for getting me through it.

God's word tells us there are new mercies every day found in Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 118:24, and I like how it is said in Luke 1:78-79, "Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's sunrise will break in upon us, shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace." As we take one step at a time, one day at a time, it doesn't mean that our situation won't still be there but we can find a new strength as we shift our focus in a new direction, not looking at the problem but learning to work on ourselves, getting closer to God through it, and before you know it you will be through it.

Going through a house fire and losing everything you own with no place to live, going through more than one divorce, going through depression, going through being stranded because of not having a vehicle for months, going through having an empty house to a full house then back to an empty house are all things I have been through. The one main word in every situation is "through." I made it through, some situations were much longer than others but by taking it one day at a time and learning what God's word says about it all, it is God who helps bring us through our situations when we spend time with Him learning what His word says. There are many comforting promises in the Bible that will help take you through your situation you are facing right now, whether it's weight loss, weight gain, children's behavior, getting through a difficult school year, living alone, too much on the plate whatever it is you are going to make it through with God's help. That is what God is there for, to lean on, to run to, to rest in His arms knowing that everything is going to be alright, Amen?

Let's Pray,

Father God, I thank You Lord for another brand new day to praise You. Lord, You have brought me through so many situations in my life and You will bring me through many more. Lord, I lift up that dear one that is having a hard time in their relationship, with their child, with being alone. Lord, You have the answer for each situation because You are the answer. Lord, may each one look to You, call out to You and stand on Your word that Your promise to them is that You will see them through each and every trial that they face in life. What You have brought me through, what You have brought Moses, Joseph, David through, You will bring them through their situation as well. You are not a man that You would lie and Your promises are "Yes and Amen." I thank You in advance for answered prayers in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.

Be blessed and pass the blessings on.