Habakkuk 3:19

The LORD God  is my strength; 
      He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
      And He will make me walk on my high hills.   Habukkuk 3:19

   This verse came alive for me this morning.  Recently I purchased an exercise machine which I was finally able to assemble and use yesterday.  Though my muscles screamed  in rebellion, retaliating with spasms and hot searing pain, I have purposed that I will press on.   I will push though the pain, no matter what the repercussions, for in my mind, something is far better than nothing. 

I will give glory to God with my efforts, however brief, and will continue on, undaunted, minute by minute, day after day.  In return, He will make my feet like deer's feet.  This is a promise that the Lord has made to me. 

The bible is often referred to as the Living Word.  I have read the verse in Habukkuk before and it never touched me in the way it did this morning.  When I needed to hear it most,  the words came alive.  When I needed to feel it most, the promise became real to me.  

The LORD God is my strength.