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I don't know if this will actually get posted when I'm done, or if it's for me now and to share at a later time. It's Resurrection Sunday, and the first time that I had to work on Easter Sunday. But God knew I would be working today, so He had already given me a word for today on (Good) Friday. No, I did not go to the city, so I did not go to church service to receive this Word. Instead I went to the movies at the mall on the mainland. Yep, instead of going to Good Friday church service, I went to the movies. And I still received a Word!
As you may have guessed, I went to see the Fast and Furious 8. It was a great movie! The picture above is an advertisement poster of the movie. For the movie, "F8" stands for the "fate" of the Fast and the Furious. However, when I saw it as I entered the theater, all I saw and heard was "Faith". It was like God was reminding me to reflect on my faith. This may sound crazy, but as I sat in the theater waiting for the movie to start, I knew it was God's plan for me to see this movie on that day and that He would be giving me a message. But it wasn't until today (Resurrection Sunday) that the message was revealed to me. (Spoiler alert: If you haven't seen the movie and plan to, you might not want to read this until afterwards. 😉)
In the movie, the Fast and Furious team used a device called "God's eye" to help them to track the location of a person (usually their enemy). If you've seen the movie, you know that at the beginning of the movie, the enemy used Vin Diesel to help steal the device from the Fast and the Furious team. It appeared that the enemy had won the upper hand on the team. But what the enemy didn't know is that Dominic (Vin's name in the movie), not only depended on "fate" and (I believe) "faith" in his Fast and Furious family. At the beginning of the movie, Vin's actions showed him as a changed person. He wore a cross around his neck that would end up playing a significant part later in the movie. At first, Vin's character appears to have turned on his family and teamed up with the enemy. However, he had a greater purpose he was trying to accomplish. The enemy had his child and the mother of the child held captive. (Side note: It was like a stronghold that the enemy tries to put on our lives. Strongholds sometimes causes us to do things we really don't want to do, but we do them anyway.) In an effort to get the enemy to release the child and the mother, Dominic did things the enemy wanted him to do. However,in the end, he used the cross around his neck to defeat the enemy! The cross was equipped with a device that helped to track the enemy like the "God's eye" that the enemy stole from the team! (Side note: The Cross breaks every stronghold of the enemy! Because of the Cross, the enemy is defeated and must restore seven fold-Prov. 6:31).
The message:
God is once again reminding me that my F8 (faith) is what has gotten me to where I am today....physically and spiritually. Everything He has required of me for the past 19 years has required GREAT faith! Starting from my 5 year marriage to coming to Abu Dhabi!
Some of you know that my marriage was not a conventional marriage (according to man's standards), but I know it was definitely God ordained. I know even some of my family and friends questioned my decision (even if they never said anything to me). My decision was based on my faith in God and what He told me to do. And still today, I have no regrets. I loved my husband unconditionally, and I still love that person today. Regardless of what happened between us, I know that it was still God's will for my life for me to marry and experience love with him. I know some people will never understand why or how I could still love him, but I don't have to explain that to anyone. I just know I have to continue to be obedient to what God tells me to do in all things. Although my marriage ended in 2007, God's plans for me to "walk by faith" did not change. And He has lead me on a journey the past 10 years that has shown me that over and over again. This journey has taken me from Louisiana to Phoenix in January 2012, only to prepare me to return to my hometown in Louisiana in November 2013 after my mom was diagnosed with cancer. This journey has included me falling short MANY times. This journey has included good times and bad times. This journey has included me having some "mountain top" experiences and some "valley low" experiences. This journey has included me feeling isolated and rejected at times. This journey has included me being misunderstood at times. This journey has included me crying many tears at night...even at times telling God I couldn't do what He was requiring of me. But now, I know all of it was for a greater purpose and to prepare me for bringing me here to this point of my journey on Delma Island in Abu Dhabi. A place I would have never chosen to come to myself. But I know God has me here, He is here with me, and He is still ordering my steps! He is still fulfilling His purpose for my life!
In conclusion....
In the movie, the enemy thought the team had been defeated when the "God's eye" device was stolen. But what the enemy didn't know was...the cross Dominic wore had the power to track and defeat the enemy. You have to see the movie to understand what I'm talking about. Not only did the cross defeat the enemy, but it restored Vin Diesel with his child and family! Hallelujahhhhhhh!!!!!!! (Some of you know what I'm REALLY talking about!) Everything that the enemy had tried to destroy was restored because of the cross!!!! In Joel 2:25 God says "I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten,..."! And today, God is reminding me of this message! The Cross made restoration available to me (and you) today! Because of the cross, the enemy has been defeated and God has promised restoration! I am excited about God fulfilling His promise to me by restoring "the years"!!!!! I've said before, I don't know what God has in store for me next, but I am looking forward to it! I know my "latter will be greater than my past"!
Happy Resurrection Sunday!
I am His,
Faith Walker
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