Standing Alone in the Darkness

16 At my first trial no one acted in my defense [as my advocate] or took my part or [even] stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them!
17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the [Gospel] message might be fully proclaimed... (2 Tim. 4:26-17, AMP).

Have you been there? You know that place in which all your friends have deserted you. Can you say like David, "In return for my love they have been become my accusers. Well, the Apostle Paul knew the feeling. Standing accused, he stood alone. Needing a friend there was no one to being. Have you ever been there? That place where friends are few, a best.

Have you every held out your hand that the one you hoped would pull you out by it, took the opportunity to bite it? Have you been at that place in which the phone rings, but only bears more bad news? Maybe you have hurt so badly that you thought the pain would destroy. Maybe you've cried until your eyes were swollen shut.

God is With You!

Paul told Timothy that though no one stood with him, the Lord stood with him. Not only did the Lord stand with him, but He strengthened him. God is standing in the midst of your mess right now. They have written you off. They have already started spreading the word of your demise. They are already dividing up your belongings, but God is standing with you. He came to bring healing. He came to bring strength. He came to bring elucidation to your vision and power for the struggle. He came to restore that hope that has stepped on by loved ones. He came reconfirm that dream that was stolen through the one that swore they loved you.

He has come bring health where sickness has ravaged your body. He has come to redeem time where the enemy has robbed of years of effectiveness. Listen, I know you are hurting. I Know that you are broken right now. Your spirit is raggedy restless, but God. I tell you God wants you to stop looking at where you are at and start focusing on where you are going.

Restoration Is On The Way

You see, you ought to be dead by all accounts, but God kept you. I can relate to David when he said, "If it had not been for the Lord who was our side, when men rose up against us..." You see the devil tried to take you out, but God stood with you and strengthen you. Yes, you feel alone right now, but God is honoring His promise to never leave nor forsake you. That is alright Baby-girl, he walked out, but God walked in. It's cool Lil Bro. she think she played you , but she pushed you into position for God's favor to rain down upon you.

Dr. Rick Wallace
R3 Co-Founder

To the people in Newtown, CT, their is a searing pain coursing through the inner recesses of your soul, and the anguish of your loss overwhelms you, but God is still God, He hears your cries and he is acquainted with your sorrows. He has not forsaken you though this great tragedy has befallen you. You have found yourself in the darkest of places, a place where the darkness has overshadowed your hope for tomorrow, but I stopped by to tell you that God dwells in the darkness (1 Kings 8:12). He will wipe away every tear. He will stand with you and strengthen you. He will hold you in the middle of the night.

Hold on my friends, each of you, keep believing what seems so hard to believe right now; God is in control. Though it seems that evil is winning, God is in control. He sent me to tell you that He is about to breathe life into those dry bones. He is about to breathe life into those dry bones of despair. He is about to breathe life into those dry bones of lack and poverty. He is about to breathe life into those dry bones of loss and devastation. So, believe. Believe against reason. God is all that you need. He is about to show up and shake up the world on your behalf. ~ Dr. Rick Wallace

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