A new journey starts today

My EOD Warrior leaves the country today. It has been a month since he has been home. I know this is a place that I do not need to explain how that works. I am not liking these circumstances. I know that this is God's plan and Warrior is going where God is placing him. This is a faith thing.

I want to share with you Psalms 91, it has been called the prayer of war. I pray this over him most days he is deployed. Especially on the difficult ones. I often pray it out loud saying his name in the psalm.

Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]

2 I will say [b] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."


Father,
Be Soverign in the lives of those that are leaving the country to do their duty. Let them see hope where they serve. Cover them in Your protection and show them that Your mighty hand is with them. Bless the families left at home and give them Your strength to keep going. I pray over the families of the many fallen. Bind up their wounds and put healing on devastation. Make old things new. Let our attitudes bless those around us. Teach us to encourage and see the needs in one another. Let us follow Your lead in all areas of our lives. Help us to let go of things that don't make sense and trust in You deeper.
In Jesus' name<
Amen