Why do you now cry aloud, have you no king? ...Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion like a woman in labor, you must leave the city to camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the Lord will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies. But now many nations have gathered against you...they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, they do not understand his plan...
Micah 4:9-13
These words come to me every time I feel I am at the end of my rope. When there are bills I can't pay, problems I can't solve and all I can do is cry, I remember I have a King with plans for my life. According to Jeremiah 29:11 those plans are of good not evil to prosper me and give me an expected end. I am holding on to this promise with both hands and feet as I navigate the choppy waters of single motherhood. Just like a woman in labor the pain of being left alone to raise children in this world is inescapable. Even pain medication doesn't completely relieve the discomfort of labor. We use alcohol, gossip, sex, what ever devices we can to bring relief but yet the pain continues deep within. He has promised that it is in this condition that he will rescue us and redeem us out of the hand of the enemy. There outside the city of our comfort zone He will find us. I can't understand why I have to travel this way, but I trust in his word that He will do what He promised. Not because I've done anything special to warrant this grace, but because He is who He is.
Sister he has seen your struggle, heard your cries, and planned your victory. Writhe in pain O Daughter of Zion endure the labor because at the end the beautiful gift is born and gently laid in your waiting arms.
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