As long as there is one breath left in me and God’s breath fills my nostrils . . .
I cling to my righteousness and won’t let go.
Job 27:3, 6
When you first start out as a God Girl, you are passionate, hopeful, and excited, but as the storms start to hit your life and the winds get to blowin’, you start to bend under the stress of it all. When that happens you have two choices: you can either reject your first love, God, or hold on tightly to him. You can either forget all that you know about him and run for cover, or you can just keep on keepin’ on, trusting him like you did in the beginning.
In the life of faith trials are gonna come. Your faith has to be tested, purified. You have to prove your faith is real. So don’t look at trials as something you’ve got to worry about but as a natural part of growing up. The strong tree isn’t the one planted inside a warm, comfortable box in a climate-controlled building. Nope, the strong tree is the one planted outside in the elements, forced to live with extreme temperatures, drought, and snow. This hardy tree digs deep into the ground to keep itself alive, always reaching for more life-giving nutrients, always holding on, even against all hope. Your roots can grow strong too when you survive every season and keep on getting those life-giving elements from the Father. A small little sapling grows into an enormous oak when it holds tightly to the soil that surrounds it. You too will grow in strength when you hold tightly to the Word of God.