{"id":2586,"date":"2025-08-06T14:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/bless-the-messenger-and-the-message\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:07:43","slug":"bless-the-messenger-and-the-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/bless-the-messenger-and-the-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Bless the Messenger and the Message."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way 
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
He lifts his voice, the earth melts.

The Lord Almighty is within us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
He says, \u201cBe still, and know that I am God;<\/strong>
I will be exalted amongst the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.\u201d

The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Psalm 46<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
I was sitting at my desk just looking at how things seem to be piling up so and feelings of fatigue, frustration, and other emotions  I feel I am not controlling very well came out. I\u2019m working as hard as I possibly can and have been intentional not to take work home but I feel like I am drowning. Just as I held my head down feeling overwhelmed and anxious, I heard a knock at the door. God sent an Angel!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mail carrier came with her light and bubbly personality. She always wears the most beautiful smile you could ever see! A definite glow and peace about her that is so captivating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After discovering the mail she had come to deliver wasn\u2019t mine, she turned to walk away. Before her final farewell for the day, she turned to me and said, \u201cbe still and know that He is God!\u201d I looked at her with a puzzling look, just speechless at what prompted her to say that. So I thought to myself, \u201chave I let myself go that bad?\u201d I know I need to get my hair done but did I look that \u201crough?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn\u2019t about how I looked or anything about my body language, it simply was a child of God sent to me to deliver a message from God. I thank God for the Messenger and the message. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
So as I sat listening to this beautiful child of God talk boldly about our Heavenly Father, I could help but smile and pause to thank God in that moment. Tears began to come down my cheek as I beared witness to her beautiful testimony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time had passed and she had to get back to her job but before she left I asked her if I could give her a hug, it\u2019s as if I was hugging a cloud. She\u2019ll never know how much I needed that, she\u2019ll never know I will cherish her kind words and her warm embrace, she\u2019ll never know just how much I needed to hear from God in that moment. THANK YOU LORD! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sitting alone in the peace of my dark office I began to sing the lyrics to Give Me You by Shana Wilson-Williams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n
Give me you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything else can wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give me you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope I\u2019m not too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lord, give me you. X4<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
We never know what a person is going through. We never know just how heavy the burden is that they carry. We never know when someone is feeling so helpless, so low, so distraught that they aren\u2019t thinking clearly. Everyone doesn\u2019t seek God in those dark moments and those of us that do, it doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t struggle. I ask God for the peace that surpasses all understanding but being transparent my peace is uprooted when I feel like there is no end in site. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those who may care, you may be wondering \u201cwhat end is Whitnee\u2019 talking about, but unfortunately everyone is not genuine in their approach or concern so I take that to God in prayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I was talking to Rico, I told him that everyone expects you to be strong all the time but even the strong get weak, even the strong get weary, even the strong cry, even the strong struggle, even the strongest feel small when you do, do, do, do and it\u2019s still not good enough. So you find yourself saying, Lord give me you. I am on my knees crying out to you. Lord everything else can wait. Lord give me You, I hope I\u2019m not too late. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t know who needs to hear this but I\u2019ll tell you just because you feel helpless right now, know you aren\u2019t hopeless. Just because you feel under water, thank God you aren\u2019t drowning. Just because it\u2019s raining now, the sun will shine tomorrow! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
God will put someone in your path to encourage you. Again, I bless God for the Messenger and the Message. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s encourage each other to know that the best is yet to come. Everything we are facing right now won\u2019t last forever. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. The morning is coming y\u2019all, hold on, don\u2019t give up, keep the faith, stand strong, keep on believing, keep on trusting the Lord, He will not fail us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I stop by to tell you that I serve a mighty good God and although my heart is heavy and my burdens are many, I\u2019m thankful that I serve a God who will take my load and give me a lighter one. He knows just how much we can bear. I\u2019m at a point where I\u2019m crying out to the Lord and I know this too shall pass but while I\u2019m in the midst of it, I have to praise Him anyhow and thank Him in advance for what He is doing and is about to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To my sisters and brothers, I love you and God loves you more. We going to be okay. Everything is going to be alright. Better days are coming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psalm 46:10, Be still and know that I Am God. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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