Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq are a few places listed on my friend’s resume.  TJ’s a colonel in the United States Army and has also served her country faithfully during Desert Storm and at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.   Her resume is littered with impressive honors, strong leadership, and passionate pursuits.  There aren’t many challenges that will intimidate a soldier of her standing but one duty still makes her nervous: briefing a general.  There’s something about all those stars on his uniform that gives her pause.  Even with rigorous research, scrutiny of information, and extensively rehearsing the speech, her heart still races when she approaches the general’s office.   So she leans in.  Psalm 86:7, “In the day of trouble I call upon you, for you answer me.” Even a strong colonel needs the support of an Almighty God.

Psalm 46:1 states, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”  You don’t have to face your challenges alone.  God wants to be right there in the thick of your problems.  He promises that you do not have to face one day without His help.  “Be strong and courageous.  Don’t fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God will be the one who keeps on walking with you-He won’t leave you or abandon you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6) You are in the majority when God is on your side because He is bigger than anything you are facing.  The things in front of you may seem impossible, but everything is possible with God.  “But this is a simple thing for the Lord, for He will make you victorious…” So stand tall because God is right beside you. And that means not only will you win this battle, but you’re also going to win the  war.