A Little Late Is Better Than Never

Okay so I know it is a little late in the day to be posting but I have been really busy today and the computer has been occupied so I have been biding my time and awaiting the perfect moment to write but nonetheless I am here. Today has been a pretty awesome day. Let me start by saying that I have been on this amazing program called Optavia since October and it has made a big change in the way I feel, plus I have lost 42 pounds. I will be taking a break from it until I am restocked which will take about a week but I feel pretty good about that victory and I will post my sassy pants photo that I took in church this morning at the end of this post when I am done. I actually was able to cross my legs and that is no small thing. So I left early to go get breakfast for everyone else in the house and found a gospel channel and this song came on the radio that I had not heard before and the lyrics just spoke to me because I know them to be true and it made my heart sing. The song is by Tauren Wells and the lyrics are here:


Isn't it funny how out of nowhere
Life can bright us all to the pause?
But it's so comforting to know
That God's loves seeks out the defenseless
And covers us all in the trenches
I was in certain danger
Caught in the crossfire of hope and regret
Thought I could be my own savior
But I'm sinking, sinking fast
'Cause it's too much to handle
Alone in the battle
I'm desperate for You, Lord
Heart under fire, facing defeat
So close to surrender, to my enemies
But love came from heaven, to fight for me
When I am defenseless, You climb in the trenches
The trenches with me
Faithful from the beginning
You felt my pain, You have been where I've been
I hear You say, "It is finished"
It is written we win in the end
Heart under fire, facing defeat
So close to surrender, to my enemies
But love came from heaven, to fight for me
When I am defenseless, You climb in the trenches
The King of all glory, made Himself low
To be my defender, wherever I go
My shield and my refuge, protector and friend
You're always here, You're always here
Heart's under fire, I'm facing defeat
So close to surrender, to my enemies
But love came from heaven, You came and You rescued me
When I am defenseless, You climb in the trenches
When I am defenseless (come on)
When nothing else could help
When we had no more answers
Yes Sir, it was Your love that we started to attribute to us
Yea, You healed, You lifted us!
Heart's under fire (hallelujah), I'm facing defeat (yes God)
So close to surrender, to my enemies
But love came from heaven, to fight for me
When I am defenseless, You climb in the trenches
When I am defenseless, You climb in the trenches
The trenches with me
You're here with me
You won't leave me alone
You climb in the trenches
With me
Source: Musixmatch



I love these lyrics! Okay then off we went to church and it was a good day followed by a nap and meetings and more church. I am making a choice to believe that no matter how far down in depression and pain I get, I will rise because God is in the trenches with me and is lifting me so I can rise to His occasion for His purpose. Here is my fancy pants picture! 

                                            Love, 
                                                    Robin


 


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