CERI HAD ME CRYING, Y’ALL!!!!
No SHAME, BUT AFTER HAVING TO LISTEN TO Ceri every morning before going to work, I now must listen to him on my way back home. The pressures on your girl are much!!! But I’m the one who tells God not to go easy on me so that I can learn these difficult life lessons so I can turn around and teach you guys. Honestly, though, sometimes I joke with God to please take me off the tough soldiers list and we just have a good laugh together about it. But back to why Ceri had me crying!
I was at a gas station and I saw the word “EDURANCE” on the fuel pumps and I immediately thought of Ceri (even taking a pic of it!) and what he has been teaching me. Fast forward to the drive home, out of 544 Ceri messages I have saved on YouTube of him speaking, I pressed shuffle and the very first recording from Ceri to play with him talking about having “ENDURANCE.” And that’s where I started crying because they has been an extremely rough year and Ceri explained exactly what God has been doing with me. I felt like it was God Himself having a sit-down conversation with me about this rough year – making me stronger. It was like Ceri personally had a front row seat as to what was happening with me. Once again, Ceri was the vessel for God to lovingly speak to me through, letting me know He was with me. I cried asking God, ‘Who am I that You would go to such great lengths to make me aware of Your Presence?’ And this knowledge of His Presence is what has kept me going through this extremely rough year!!!
Fast forward to today, God had some more to say about this “ENDURANCE” thing in regards to our marriages:
“… but more in the sense of what we mean by “trust.” THIS GOES BEYOND SIMPLY PRESUMING THAT THE OTHER IS NOT LYING OR CHEATING (Wink! Wink!). Such basic trust recognizes GOD’S LIGHT SHINING BEYOND THE DARKNESS… This trust enables a relationship to be free. It means we do not have to control the other person, to follow their every step lest they escape our grip. Love trusts, it sets free, it does not try to control…
…This means that love bears every trial with a positive attitude. It stands firm in hostile surroundings. This “ENDURANCE” involves not only the ability to tolerate certain aggravations (or like I put it, putting up with some things we may not like), but something greater: A CONSTANT READINESS TO CONFRONT ANY CHALLENGE. IT’S A LOVE THAT NEVER GIVES UP, EVEN IN THE DARKEST HOUR. It shows a certain dogged heroism, a power to resist every negative current, AN IRREPRESSIBLE COMMITMENT TO GOODNESS.” – The Joy of Love by Pope Francis
Thank you, Ceri!!! This was important work we did together for God to teach the world this Godly wisdom! Looking to God in every moment and what He would have us to do! AMEN!!!!
I just stole this pray from Ceri’s Facebook wall:
Prayer for Today: Father, thank You that You know all the things I am carrying, and You make provisions of special strength for me all along the way. Thank You that You even send angels (like Ceri!!!) in various forms to minister to my needs. I believe that I have the power to endure whatever I face. In Jesus’ Name, Amen