Feather Like Faith to a Brick Wall Resolve

​As I stood in the kitchen hovering over my Insta Pot, I had no idea what the next few minutes would hold. Much like a popular crime show, I have listed the events in chronological order to paint the scene. I have chosen to leave out names to protect the guilty. To help with the proper amount of drama, it would be helpful to imagine each event with that ominous and dark sound effect.

​5:07 – A call comes in from my husband saying the car won’t start.

5:09 – I am the recipient of an eye roll and huge sigh from a teen who doesn’t want to clean the living room.

5:10 – Another teen, who is currently struggling in every class with the exception of weight training, insists there is nothing they could possibly study.

5:12 – A sound of wailing and gnashing of teeth is heard from a little one who is certain that the newly acquired scrape is signaling their demise.

5:14 – Another teenager decides to unload the latest installment of “as the school year turns.” I offer up my best attempt at wisdom in my current frame of mind only to be met with, “Mom, you just don’t understand me!”

5:22 – I find myself sitting on the front porch in the freezing cold trying my best not to lose my mind or cause alarm to my neighbor who is out walking her dog.

​I had a very wise and seasoned mother impart a piece of advice that has been woven into the fabric of almost every day since.

“Christine, be a wall.”

• You need to remain unmovable and still when faced with algebra grades and attitude.
• You need to absorb the eye rolls and drama with a listening ear and quiet resolve.
• The ups and downs of motherhood will shake you to your core if you can’t learn to stand still, pray, listen, and then respond.

Sitting on my porch, my prayer rang out again as it has so many times.

"Lord, I was more like a feather than a wall in the last few minutes. I am crying out to you for forgiveness, help, and a new gaze. Please allow me, by Your grace, not to be moved."

How can the next time go the way my heart desires? ​

How can a feather-like faith be transformed into a brick wall of resolution and strength?

Psalm 16:8 states, “I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”

​The only way to be unmovable is to keep our eyes firmly fixed on the One who remains the same through it all. Then we must remind ourselves that we are not standing alone. God stands at our side with His arms bracing us against any circumstance.

Come what may, God never changes His position or falters under the weight. We are not moved because He can’t be.

Well, as I gathered myself together to head back in the fray, I had the right gaze and the reminder of His arms holding me.

The next 30 minutes actually still resembled the previous set, but there was a difference. I wasn’t resting in my strength, determination, or wisdom. Now I was resting on the only One who can never be shaken.

Feather Like Faith to a Brick Wall Resolve requires us to set the Lord always before us and to rest in Him alone. What are you resting in today? Are you resting in your own strength, determination and wisdom? Or are you resting in the only One who can never be shaken.