I have not written much because I have been thinking a lot. The Ingathering, a celebration/tradition Rose Creek Village has annually, has taken a little brain power and the other bit has been thinking about the Sojourners. I am very excited to be in this group and I can feel that God is going to move in an extraordinary way this Ingathering! Anyways, this post I wanted to write was about keep on going when it is hard.

I have really been feeling a test of faith in a lot that I do and it has shaken me. My dad is going through some difficulties in work because of small things but he is looking to God for help. We are all looking to God for help because this is jeopardizing his job at Bodine Aluminum. I am scared but I know that there is really a war of the spirit being fought at this time between him and a fellow worker. I can feel it raging in my soul and asking me if I will still believe that God is bigger than my problems. I know He is. My question for myself is if I will act on it and believe that God is bigger than anything Satan puts in my way. I cannot help but cry. Satan is very tempting I can see that with how my dad holds back his anger and puts forth love instead. Always love. I am proud to be his daughter and know that if this ever gets through, then it will be all to the glory of Love. He will do it and I believe this with my whole heart, mind and soul.

I just got done watching an incredible movie about a man who let love guide his actions and rule in his heart. He could have gotten mad because he was of a different religion or race but he didn't. He persevered and kept showing love all the time. Love really does make a difference if you let it. It can change people's lives beyond what they imagined and more. I could go on and on about how much this gave me a new perspective to life. There was one song, though, that he sang all the time and it was this:

We shall overcome, we shall overcome

We shall overcome someday

Oh deep in my heart

I do believe

We shall overcome someday

He just kept singing that over and over again not even singing the whole song itself. Even those words are powerful without the whole thing being sung because it is sung with belief. Here is my version of the song:

Love shall overcome, Love shall overcome

Love shall overcome someday

Oh deep in my heart

I do believe

Love shall overcome all things