Lifesong of a Christian Warrior

"Shout to the Lord, all the earth let us sing. Power and majesty praise to the King..." I sing the lyrics to the song Shout to the Lord at church and try to keep the tears from flowing down my face. Why tears, you ask? Because this song reminds me of my mom...my mom, the greatest Christian warrior I know. It's one of her favorite songs. She told me that once when I was little and I never forgot. It was based on Psalm 100, one of her favorite passages of Scripture. I gave her a cheap ceramic jewelry box with this passage on it. She acted like it was the greatest treasure in the world. That's one of the reasons I love my mom. She can take the smallest thing and make it seem like a treasure.

If you met my mom today, you would have no idea all the hardships she has been through. You would have no idea about all the dirt she had been dragged through. And yet through it all her life was singing "Shout to the Lord". He was Her Jesus and Her Savior, Her tower of refuge and strength. She relied on Him even in the midst of the storm and even when she was weak, because of her trust in Him, she was strong. People ask me today how come I am so strong of a Christian, to which I say I am not strong...He is just strong in me. But when people ask me how I came to know of Jesus, I point to my mom. I could not have the faith I have today if not for her and the testimony of her life. She shows me what it truly means to stand up for the Lord in everything.

I pray I can sing "Shout to the Lord" as my lifesong too. She is building a wonderful legacy and I know one day I will have to say goodbye to her on this earth. Praise God it won't be the final word; that we will reunite beyond the pearly gates. I know that if she does pass on before me, I want to sing the song "Shout to the Lord" at her service to honor her life. Because I have labeled that in my mind as her song, her life song. She always is singing to the Lord and this makes her the strongest Christian warrior I know. Keeping shouting and singing, mom. I love you bigger than the moon.



Me and my mom -August 2012