Oozing like Ethan

I met him last Wednesday night at church.  He was easily recognizable in a room packed with 5th and 6th graders, because he was bald.  Only one 12-year old kid I know that runs with those boys who is bald.  Ethan Hallmark.  Cancer fighter.  Cancer survivor.

Even from 10 feet away, I could tell this kid was different, and I wanted to figure out why. 

And then this morning it struck me.  That young man oozes conviction about the Lord's faithfulness.  He doesn't even have to say one word.  You can just feel his resolve to trust in the Lord. 

And I realize that I want what Ethan has.  I want to be so totally consumed by conviction of the Lord's faithfulness, that it oozes right out of me.  Yeah, that's the kind of relationship I want with the Lord. 

I'm a work in progress.  But I will say that after fighting cancer myself, I know I'm closer to oozing like Ethan.  Learning to cling to Jesus no matter what your circumstances and knowing He will be faithful to you is a process.  It takes time.  You have to learn to drink deeply from that pool of resolve.
And the enemy hates you for it every time you do it.

Make no mistake.  We have all faced the enemy, and done our share of shrinking into a corner rather than call out to the Lord.  But then sometimes--hopefully more often as we learn to trust the King of Kings--rather than shrink into a corner, we choose to look the enemy in the eye and say, "You know what?  Sometimes you make me feel defeated.  But not today.  Today I choose to trust in the Lord's faithfulness.  Peace out!"

He has been faithful to you, Beloved!  He has redeemed your life from the pit, and He crowns you with His love and compassion (Psalm 103:4).

Ooze, Baby, Ooze!