The Ants Go Marching One By One...Hurrah! Hurrah!

"Girls, it's time to pick out you clothes for church tonight!"  So we start gathering our things to prepare for showers then we move on to picking out our outfits.   Due to lack of closet space in the camper we have some clothes stored in wardrobe boxes outside, in our screened in room. Momma decides to pick something out for ELE first.   So she opens the box and reaches in to pull out a blouse.   As she lifts it up, she sees giant red ants everywhere.  She drops it in unbelief at how many ants covered the blouse.   As she looks back into the box only to see more...an unbelievable amount more, HME runs to the golf cart to get the ant spray.   Returning she begins to help momma as they brave this massacre together.   Momma trying to be brave but HME sees momma is not so strong in the battle at this point, as tears begin to fill mommas eyes.  HME says, "momma we got this".  This gives Momma the strength to press on a little farther.

Taking one garment at a time, shaking it as ants begin falling everywhere.  Stomping on them while trying to avoid being bit.   The inside of the box looked like the end of season gathering for the ant family....every brother, sister, cousin and neighbor must have been in attendance at this unforgetful event.  The main gathering was yet to be seen.  Its was as if there was a convention in town that day, Only to end for them in such tragedy.  Not even one ant was left to tell of this memorable gathering, a day forgotten in history for them....but to never be forgotten by us.

A day, an event, a moment in time can be life changing and end so differently for all parties involved.  What may seem as a victory for some may crush and defeat others.  The enemy may come in like a flood but as children of the most high God we have the tools, the weapons, the necessary equipment not only to fight the battle, but to come out victoriously!  I am  reminded of the children of Israel. Just at the brink of a miracle they would enter into the promise land.  Who would have ever dreamed that was going to be there way in.  They enemy came in like a flood, but yet they pressed forward.   We're they scared?  Of course.  Did they think there was no escape, no way out?   You better believe it.   Just in time the waters parted and they crossed, then the enemy was destroyed!   It pays to endure until the very end.  Even when it appears that the ants are over taking and someone could be in danger, press on, smash every ant that comes your way.  The ant spray was not working for momma that day.  She had to end up killing each ant individually as we may have to do in our spiritual battle.  In the end you can come out victorious just as the Children of Israel did and just as momma did.  

Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV

Be strong and of a good courage , fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

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