The Salvation of the Lord

“Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” Exodus 14:13-14

That was a promise given to me about two months ago. The thing is, my eyes aren't so trustworthy. There is an account in the Bible about the blind man who Jesus heals. His first impression of people is that they are trees walking around. Even if we see, if our eyes aren't trained to understand what we see, we will interpret it wrong. 

So many times, God works in my life and I do not see it. Not properly, anyway. This promise definitely came true in my life in the last month, but not in the way I thought it would. My eyes do not understand what they have seen. For the Lord delivered...eventually. And I certainly had to put my effort in. I had to get up every day and put faith in Him. I had to be patient and loving and strong until He changed the hearts of the people around me. 

Through this time though I had no doubt that the Lord was fighting for me. The spiritual battle was evident. I just couldn't understand how He let it last so long. The one thing I learned was that "holding my peace" was a choice I had to make. God would have delivered one way or another. Whether I tore myself apart in anxiety or held my peace was up to me. I think I hit somewhere in the middle. I'm hoping this will help me to grow.