Triumphal Trials...

While, these words touch the ink I wonder if trial is a strong enough word, some may say they’d like to use the word trauma, pain, suffering or others honestly, I get it more than you will probably know but for the here and now this is our overview.  

Some questions you may ask yourself while going through a trial are; 

Why am I going through this?  

How will this end well? 

Why is this happening to me? 

What, again? 

Why me? 

Denile questions, This, can’t be happening? 

No not me? 

Really, no? 

Do I have to do this? 

So many uncertainties can lead to all kinds of questions, any trial can bring up many questions, whether you’ve been through it before or this is your first trial, they come – some when you least expect it or most do when we least expect it – but Jesus warns us we will have trials so we should already know if they are going to happen who better than to seek than our Lord and Savior who has been through the biggest trial of all. 

I am here to encourage you in your trials so that they’ll become your triumphs.  John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, But take heart! I have overcome the world.” 

I am here to remind you we fight from a stance of victory rather than a placement of lack and the feeling we are already defeated before we can even hit the ground running. 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

I am here as a promise of our Lords Word to give you hope while you overcome your trial. Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink form death.  

I am here as an Amen to the fulfilled Yes, our Lord graciously reveals to us as we agree to His Word. 1 Corinthians 1:20&21 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 

I am a walking testament to the love of our Lord. 1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the live God has for us. God is love.  Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 

Here’s the short version of my experience recently... I was extremely ill by the second almost third day at the doctors and 10 grueling hours later in a life-threatening surgery, apparently by the time an appendix shows its ugly toxic side and perforates/ruptures you have 48-72 hours to have it removed, I was on the cusp of that. I spent 4 days in the hospital when most get out in one. 

Surgery prep was difficult in a room by myself after my husband prayed and other’s we reached out to prior to even knowing I’d have surgery I’m there alone waiting so while I waited, I prayed and I put the Armor of God on piece by piece on purpose and I kept telling myself I am a Warrior. I made it. The Lords hand upon me protecting me keeping me safe, thank You Jesus.  

I truly believe every prayer meant something. 

My trial became my triumph. 

I’m the daughter of the most-high king and I recognized that when I was 21, it’s been over 20 years now I have strengthened that relationship not because God isn't strong He is almighty, but because I was weak and asking Him into my life gave me strength, everything I am is because of Him, I get another day because of my Lord and Savior. I went into this battle fully equipped in the Armor of God and from a Victorious place because of Jesus my suffering was a minor sliver to compared the suffering and sacrifice He gave for not only my life but yours too. My trial felt brutal at times and I have an off the scale pain tolerance while others would have felt this physical pain more, for me I may feel emotional pain more than others because I have a lower emotional pain tolerance than others who have a higher off the chart emotional pain tolerance than I but I say this to say the deepened connection I have with God after something like this leaves me in awe! Of God yet again, I’m moved by Him day to day while He shows me His love and presence and after going through this whole change in my life leaves me jaw dropped about His love He has for me even more, when His love is always flowing in abundance everyday not just on a day like this trial day He is the same yesterday today's and forever I don't say we need this kind of a trial to see His love this love He shares for us is happening day to day, I can’t even explain this well, that’s how amazing the Fathers loves is for each and every one of us. 

I close with no matter what you face when you now the Word of God you have victorious power and promise to get you through I can't express this enough when i went in equipping myself in Gods Armor I not only reminded myself who I belonged to but the enemy knew who I was a part of going through life-threatening surgery, I was fully defendant of God every step of the way and the enemy couldn't touch me I lined up with the Word of God and stood on His promise for me. When we don’t know the Word, we don’t know the promise. 

Read The Armor of God in Ephesians 6:10-20 

Read About Protection in Psalm 91:1-16 

Heavenly Father, words cannot express enough of the thankful heart I carry for You, I am blessed beyond. I pray hearts open to the depth of your love that they’ll notice Your love in abundance where they never realized before. I pray and thank You for Your promises are Yes and Amen I wouldn’t be here without. Thank You for turning my trial into my triumph I trust You and I pray others will understand more of You and can trust You in every moment of their life like I have. I plead the Precious Blood of Jesus over all, in Jesus name, Amen.