And he said,

"The LORD has

burst through my enemies

before me

     like a bursting flood."

Therefore the name

of that place is called

           Baal-Perazim.

          2 Samuel 5. 20

(Literally in the Hebrew,

Baal-Perazim means

"The Lord

    of breaking through."

That is one of the

    names of God.

That is Who we believe in.

That is Who He is.

Our foes and enemies

are anyone or anything

we fear,

both real and imagined.

Most often

the imagined ones

    are the most daunting.

Whatever our impossible

    and difficult situation,

no matter how overwhelming,

God is already working

   His victory into it,

and He will burst through

in ways that astound us

and in ways we may

            never recognize.

And He redeems our lives

  out of every adversity.

       --2 Samuel 4. 9

He always has.

He always will.

"Trust Me in this.")

O LORD,

We have seen too much

to question You in this.

You are Almighty God.

You love us.

And You are working

   deeply in us

and through us.

Help us not just to

      look to You,

but to be faithful to You,

even in the hard stuff,

even on the

     most ordinary days.

Because we know You,

we can approach

this situation differently.

Help us to be strong,

be courageous

and trust You in this.

Help us to feel the wind

     as we run with You.