Strong Fortress

So I have to say that today had its ups and downs for sure
1. I found out that I have staff training on Sunday which means missing church
2. Got a ticket today for parking beside the parking spot because as always there are no actual parking spots available
3. I set the alarm off... again
4. and I bought oatmeal raisin cookies instead of chocolate chip (which by the way is a huge deal because now I am not going to be able to satisfy my cookie addiction!)

On the plus side though my oven is working and I didn't fall asleep in Anatomy class, pretty much everything was completely over my head but didn't fall asleep so I think that is a BONUS!

Any who... this morning I was reflecting on a verse that talked about God as being our strong fortress and I was trying to imagine and encompass what that would look like in my everyday life. And I have to say that today was a very good example of what it is. The fortress that surrounds me is Christ. I know that Christ is stronger then anything that can come against me and I also know that the fortress that I am standing in will never fall down. So what I imagined as I was standing on the pool deck was me standing in the fortress with bombs hitting the walls. I was scared and could hear and feel the impact but I knew that I was safe. So the hard times in life we feel and hear are real and even though we feel them we can be reassured that the walls that are around me are protecting me and I can feel safe and ultimately at peace.

It's kinda funny how the devil knows you are thinking these things so he shots some of those bombs at your walls hoping that I will think that they might crumble. But he's wrong the wall of Christ that I am encompassed is much stronger then anything that he can through at me. In short boom roasted! You ain't touching me!