My Rock
NO RETREAT
“I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage, do not be afraid nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:5&9
Even after a victory and maybe because of the victory Satan gets in his licks. He tries to discourage and make me despair once again. His desire is to take away the light, to banish my joy and stomp my peace. Satan will storm the castle and knock down my defenses with a battering ram. He will come and he will fight. But I will stand in the power of my God!
So after my incredible mountain top experience, darkness threatened to come again and the heaviness of despair moved in like a fog. Like an ice storm with drizzly mist and dreary fog, the sorrow blew into my heart. The wind blasted particles of ice against my face and depression weighed heavy on my mind.
As I walked across the field, my weary feet were dragging, my knees were weak and my hands hung down. My mind struggled with the questions once again and circled the what-ifs over and over. I felt the weight of despair crushing me.
But God! I cried, “I thought I had victory over this!”
Two words came to my mind and I stopped.
“No Retreat!”
I stared at the frozen ground.
“Hold your ground! No Surrender!”
I lifted my face to gray sky and felt the wind blast it with pieces of ice. Daring the dark cloud of despair to crush me, I thrust my fist to the sky. Then I said, “I will not give up the ground I have gained. I have seen God’s glory. I have been in the Light. I have felt His peace and His joy. I have experienced utter trust and confidence. I will not go to the darkness! I will not surrender! I will not give up the ground I gained!”
I marched across the field with my fist in the air and shouted, “No Retreat! No Retreat! No surrender!”
I will stand on the power of my Lord! I will not let Satan have his way. Let the tears come, let the wave of pain flood my heart, but despair will not overshadow my life and I will not walk in the darkness.
Greif is normal after a great loss. Weeping comes in the night, but the cloud of despair is from Satan. He would want me bowed down and defeated. I will grieve, yes, but despair, no! Let the tears flow, but I will not be weighed down with heaviness. Let the memories come, but I will not let darkness invade my world. I will not go there.
When the pain comes, and come it will, when the darkness threatens to press in, when despair crashes the door, I will stand my ground and I will cry, “NO RETREAT!
Joy comes in the morning! God gives joy and peace! He will push back the darkness with the light of Glory. I will get through the pain with tears streaming down my face and praise on my lips. I will fight despair with the sword of truth, God’s word and promises. I will cry NO RETREAT!
Let the tears flow.
Let the thunder roll.
Let the mighty winds blow!
I will fall on my knees and I will lean on my Jesus.
I will hunker under His wings and I will trust in His name.
I will stand on the truth and I will soar on His praises.
I will sing in His light.
I will run in His strength
I will dance with His joy.
I will stand firm with His power,
and with confident trust, I will fight!
I will cry No Retreat! No Retreat! No Retreat!
“He Teaches my hands to make war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You, God, have given me the shield of Your salvation. Your right hand has held me up; Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarge the path under me so my feet did not slip.
I have pursued my enemies and over taken them. Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.”
NO RETREAT!
“I have wounded them, so that they could not rise. They have fallen under my feet.”
NO RETREAT!
“For You have armed me with strength for the battle!”
NO RETREAT!
“The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted!”
Ps. 18:32-39, 46
The Light comes
After the ice storm
Prairie Wind 
Hi Wendy, just read the newest blog. Awesome!!!! No retreat, I love that because so many times when we don’t know how or have the strength to go forward, we go backwards. Only with God can we go forward. You are awesome and have a talent for writing and expressing yourself that can only come from God. love you and carry on. Lorna
Thanks Lorna for you encouragement and for faithfully reading my blogs. Why is it I so often go backwards? Don’t know but when I learn a new thing I seem to so easily forget it. Not this Time! With God’s strength I will stand firm! I will not let Satan have victory. The Victory belongs to God alone! In His presence is fullness of Joy! Praise Him! I love you my friend! Again Thanks!
Wonderful post!
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I appreciate the time you took to stop by. May your day be filled with joy and peace.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Just read this retreat again I love how you are training your mind to as you said not lose the ground you have gained,doesn’t,t mean the ache is not real just that you have great faith to believe God is still the same so he can carry you, love it love you Pam
Thank you Pam. You are right we still ache and hurt but God gives us what we need to go on with Victory instead of just dragging along. Satan would love to drag us down, have us be bogged down by grief and despair, he wants us to be discouraged and depressed. God gives joy! In His presence is joy for ever more! I love it! Even though we grieve and sometimes hurt we don’t have to be in despair there can be joy. Joy in the Jesus! Because He loves me! Because He cares! Because He is with me always! The joy comes from His presence and I am aware of His presence when I praise Him. Trusting Him brings peace. Thanks for your comment and encouragement and for reading my blogs.
Love you Wendy, thanks for your reminders about God’s truth. May we live in it. Terry
Hi Terry! Thanks for reading my blog and for the encouragement. Your words mean a lot to me. Love you! How are you guys?
Hi Wendy, Oh, that word, worry, wish it had never been invented. every time my kids are on the road with my precious grandbabies, I pray and then I do worry, until I know that they are hone safely. But God does tell us not to worry, trust in me. I really do trust but Satan will put worry in my heart very easily. Thanks for the new blog, I hope my friend Pattty can read it. She has a strong faith. See you in church or before for the National Daynof prayer on Thursday at noon at the community center. Love you
Thanks Lorna! Yeah, you are so right, we do worry even when we trust. I find putting it in His hand is the key and putting it there again and again every time I start to worry. Thanking Him for taking care of it and praising Him brings peace. I may have to do this over and over, every time I start to fret. Thanks for your comment I so appreciate you! I have a new article posted written for you request! Love You!