"Tenacity"

Stepping Out in RED Shoes!

- Day 55 -

When it comes to faith and prayer,

have the tenacity of a bulldog!

Today I stumbled upon one of my favorite words:  TENACITY.

Tenacity is a firmness of mind -- 

a determination to achieve one's goal, 

in spite of opposition or interference.  

In addition, it's a stubborn persistence 

and unwillingness to acknowledge defeat.

Remember Pauly, my daughter's bulldog?  He's living in Jersey now.  He's slowly adjusting to the cold winter and all the snow.  Most of the time, however, he just curls up on his bed and snoozes.  He seems quite content.

One of the things I remember about Pauly  is that I could never make him do something he didn't want to do.  If he decided that he didn't want to go for a walk, he'd just lay down wherever he was, and that was it!  I couldn't get him to budge, no matter how hard I tried.  As far as he was concerned, it  was GAME OVER!  That's where the term,  "the tenacity of a bulldog"  comes from.  They are stubborn dogs, once they've made up their minds.

Today, I found myself quite tenacious   in prayer.  I am hungry to see God move.   While reading God's Word, I came across Isaiah 46:11 

"What I have said, that will I bring about;  

What I have planned, that will I do."

I went through a mental checklist of where I stand with God on a few things.  

I'm just making sure that I am in alignment with Him and His Word.  

Check!  

I read an article on faith which stated... "Make sure you do these 5 things."  

Check!  

Another article said...  "Don't forget this and that."

   

Check!  

Everything is good to go!  Of course, the enemy would like to tell me otherwise.  He'd like to see me forever grounded.  But that's not God's plan.  

Today, like a bulldog,  I stood firmly on Gods Word, determined not to budge!  Something rose up within me.  I refuse to let go of the promises of God!   I held up my check lists to Heaven, and I proclaimed victory!  My part is done -- the rest is up to God.  

And to drown out the sneers and jeers of the enemy, 

I decided to stand up, clap, shout and do my 

little victory dance -- all in advance.  Why not?  

Today, I danced all over the devil in these RED shoes of mine.  I've left him behind in the dust while I cross over the finish line to collect the prize.   Hallelujah!  Glory to God!

Gail