So much has happened since my last post… “The longest three weeks of my life”.
My boys used to call me a “worrier” because I used to be over protective of them. For this very reason, when my eldest son told me of his desire to sign on with the army, I found it very difficult to accept his decision. I feared for his life, I feared for his soul, I feared for his journey with God… and it was with all these fears that I fell at the feet of Jesus.
At the feet of Jesus, I remembered a promise that HE had given me in Isaiah 59:21 “"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever," says the LORD.
At that point, I held on to the promise of God… HIS promises stand firm even when I don’t like my circumstances or when I can’t understand my circumstances. When I started to believe HIS promise, a peace and joy that I could not explain filled my heart. From that point onwards, we started to witness signs and wonders that confirmed the promise of God.
- The Captain who was in-charge of my son’s unit started to inspire my son both as a soldier and as a man of God.
- The recruits sharing my son’s bunk started to borrow and read his Bible.
- My son personally began to experience the hand of God upon his life. Once he told me “I have a reputation among my army buddies for having unending energy and strength. And it reminds me of Psalm 121 which says “I lift up my eyes to the mountains, where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth”.
- On the 14th of December, we were attending a very anointed wedding of our nephew, and just when the couple was entering into the covenant of marriage, I received a call from my son, who was about to sign his contract with the Army. I could not think of a better moment for him to sign on, and I cried... not because I was sad about my son’s decision, but because I saw God using the most appropriate moment... a moment when the anointing of God was in that place and HIS presence was so tangible. I cried because God can be so intimate, so involved and so much part or our lives, even to the tiniest detail.
Just few days ago, my son completed his Basic Military Training and passed out as a Trained Soldier. When he did, he was named the Company Best Recruit. His photograph appeared on the Ministry of Defense website, with the words “Eagle” appearing just above his name. Is it a coincidence or another sign from God that HIS hand is upon the young soldier?
“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
