Prayer

For those of you who keep up with us, I have a small update, but a large request!
My family is going through a very difficult time now. Satan is using people to destroy (which he is good at, and those people are letting him do this full force). Lies and deception are flying left and right, disrespect, dishonesty, and flat out disobedience to the Lord without a second thought has been the majority of what we have been dealing with. I know people can say they are Christians, but actions speak louder than words. I do not feel that I should go into the details, all I ask is that you pray. Specifically for my sister to have her eyes opened to the lies satan is feeding her. For satan to stop and be silent. For the people involved to be stopped. For peace to rule and reign. For my parents to have wisdom and strength to protect their baby girl as GOD ordained and for those trying to undermine God's authority to be punished. Also, for JR and I, that we will have strength and know what to say, when to say it, and be supportive of my parents. I do not know why this is happening, only God does, but I do know that prayer and its power and the power of Christ in us as believers is stronger than any of satan's snares.

John 10:10-18
¹⁰The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

¹¹"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. ¹³The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

¹⁴"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— ¹⁵just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. ¹⁷The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. ¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."

Just as God gives authority to our earthly fathers to protect their children from the thief, our earthly father will also lay down his life to protect this daughter and I pray that never has to happen.

Thank you for your prayers....if you would, please post a prayer as a comment, I know it would comfort my family to see the prayer being lifted up. If you want to post one privately, email it to me on facebook or mrs.mbyrd@yahoo.com. Thanks.

Things to come...

As I reflect on our life this past year, I realize that things have not happened the way I thought or even dreamed they would. Life is not the idea I had in my head when I began college, or even when I graduated college. The idealistic world of people getting along and behaving as adults has long become a dream. I allowed this to get the best of me the other day until I realized, Christ dealt with the same thing. He was shunned by his own people and yet, He still died fror them. He still remained calm when they stoned Him, beat Him, and cursed Him.

"10 Then He continued by saying to them, "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,
11 and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
12"But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name's sake.
13"It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.
14"So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;
15 for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.
16"But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,
17 and you will be hated by all because of My name.
18"Yet not a hair of your head will perish.
19"By your endurance you will gain your lives.
20"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.
21"Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city;
22because these are days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled. "

Just as we have no idea the actual events that will come to pass, we can be sure that as long as we are standing firm in His word and His path, we will be triumphant over all evil through He who created all.

There is no big update on our life, as far as where we are going, what we will be doing, or anything like that as of yet. I do know that God has a plan and His plan will prevail over all.

~The Byrds~