Dream bigger! That sounds like a great idea to me, or at least it did while I was on that treadmill on Friday morning. I was thinking that if I can just get back into my “groove,” nothing would be impossible for me. It certainly seemed that way all day Friday, and even most of Saturday.
Hmm. Saturday night set aside some time for me to finally finish Eden’s first-year scrapbook; a sore throat came along for the ride. I knew something wasn’t quite right.
Sunday morning. Oh dear. The floodgates opened, and I almost drowned in pain from a throat sore with laryngitis, a face sore from infected sinuses, and a back and leg crazy sore with sciatica!
Yes, yes, I confess, I chose a pity party. I was not happy, and everybody had to know! But as the morning progressed, I began to realize that this party had to come to an end. I sought the Lord’s forgiveness, and Alex and I asked the Elders at our church for prayer. I believe that I was and am still under spiritual attack, and the Elders agreed, arguing that the Enemy does not come against those who are idle or lazy but the ones who are actively pursuing the Lord and His powerful will for their lives. Duh!
Chuck Airy is an elder at our church and also married to our church office manager, Ioli. Chuck has battled cancer for many years and found out just a few weeks ago that the cancer has returned yet again. But this man is still serving in our church and pressing on with his brave fight. And he was one of the Elders there to pray for us Sunday morning. He also shared a profound vision of a large boulder at the top of a mountain. He said that once that boulder starts rolling downhill, it’s momentum is hard to stop. My “70 in 7” Project is like that boulder in that the Enemy wants to get in my way and stop me from picking up momentum because it will become harder and harder to stop me.
But unlike a giant rock, I am not dead and lifeless within, weighted and pulled down the mountain by a natural gravity; instead, I am filled and made firm with the life-giving Holy Spirit and drawn down the mountain with all His supernatural force and fury! I am able to knock down every obstacle in front of me. I am able to overcome whatever might try to get in my path. I am able to accomplish more than I ever thought or imagined because I have a God is able to do all that and more! And here, in the month of April, I have only just begun!
The Art of Choosing True Life 
Amen!
Indeed, Holly!