Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Strongholds

In the past, when I have thought of the word stronghold, I thought of it as something that holds me back from moving on. Like fear of failure, fear of death, fear of anything holding you back from accomplishing God's will in your life. And according to 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 it can be these things that hold us back.

But ...could there be another definition? One that doesn't make me hide in shame or give up when I feel like I am not worthy of His love?

The dictionary.com 's definition of stronghold is as follows:

A fortified place or a fortress.
A place of survival or refuge

Gee, that word doesn't seem so scary any more. God is these things to me:

A fortified place or a fortress.
A place of survival or refuge


How amazing is that? Pretty darn....I guess sometimes you have to research something that holds you back until it doesn't seem so scary anymore. 'Cause sometimes I am too busy in my own mind instead of getting busy in His Word.

****updated photo of seedlings before transplanting (just for Lyla-lol)

3 comments:

Danielle said...

Girl, those are really sprouting! That is so awesome.

Love this post. I like to think of one of my strongholds as... my strong-hold on God... or the [strong]-hold God has on my life.

Hope all is well with you!

Lyla Lindquist said...

Looking good, Julie. Are they in the ground yet?

Great thoughts here. It's what we don't know sometimes...

Danielle said...

Girl, those are really sprouting! That is so awesome.

Love this post. I like to think of one of my strongholds as... my strong-hold on God... or the [strong]-hold God has on my life.

Hope all is well with you!