Facing the Giants

Earlier tonight, Adam and I sat down to watch Facing the Giants. If you haven't seen it, the story is about a high school football team and their journey towards success as a team. It follows the head coach as he "faces the giants" on and off the field--off the field, he and his wife have been trying for four years to have a baby, and are dealing with the heartache of infertility. It's no secret why that struck home. On the field, the story is one of faith and redemption, of trusting in God and giving glory to Him despite the circumstances. I loved it. Yes, the acting was cheesy, but the message was clear. It spoke right to my heart.

I jotted down some quotes from the movie that I wanted to remember, and I'm going to share them (along with my own commentary).

I'm still clinging to a hope that one day we'll have children. I imagine them running in this house. I hear them playing in the backyard. Or running to our bed in a thunderstorm. And I think about reading them stories and teaching them songs. And I just keep thinking; how can I miss someone so much that I have never met?

This quote made me cry. This is how I feel. My heart aches and longs for babies that I have never met. I miss them. I pray for them. I can't wait to hold them. I am already absolutely in love with the babies God has yet to bless me with; I can't even imagine what it will feel like to hold them in my arms.

In God's word He said 365 different times, "Do not fear." Now if He says it that many times, you know He's serious about it.

What a good reminder. Fear is my greatest enemy. I find so much comfort in knowing that God's message on the subject is so clear. I can hear him whispering to my heart "trust me".  In a trusting relationship with my Savior, fear has no roots. 

"If the Lord never gives us children, will you still love Him?”

Isn't that the question? This is the hardest question in our lives as believers; will we choose to love Him even when the answer is no? Will we choose to love Him when it hurts? It breaks my heart to imagine that being true for Adam and I, but my answer is still an unqualified yes. To God be the glory, now and forever. My life, this journey, everything I say and do--it's committed to my King. I trust Him. I know His plan for me is good.

Once there were two farmers who desperately needed rain & both of them prayed to God.
But only one of them went out & prepared his field to receive it. Which one do you think trusted God to send a rain? God will send the rain when He's ready.  You just need to prepare your field to receive it.

Amen.  Faith is being sure of what you hope for, and certain of what you do not see.  I know I quote that verse in Hebrews a lot, but I also know that God places it on my heart a lot as a reminder that I desperately need.  I need to prepare my field.  We are waiting in expectation and trusting that God.will.deliver. 

Revelations 3:7-8

The doors He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.