A Son At War#9: Blessings At War

Part of Garrett's job is to travel to the different bases with his superiors and to record the deployment with pictures and video. Now before you think what a cushy job, remember he is first and always a soldier, while they are in the air they make a tempting target and are fired upon. Garrett has with him a weapon that the enemy cannot penetrate, the prayers of all those families, friends and church family back home. It is more powerful than the gun always at his side. As he travels, he gets to see a lot of the country and because he knows the word of God he realizes he is in the middle of a lot of Biblical history. As a matter of fact his base is in Abraham's back yard, the remains of Abraham's house and the Ziggurat of Ur.

Garrett is at war, his rifle always at his side, always on alert that someone is watching and waiting for a chance to take his life and his comrade's. He is separated from all he loves and living in very harsh conditions but God has not left him there alone.

The living God with whom Garrett has a relationship, has plans there for him.  He shows him the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the land of Ur and Nineveh. Elijah's and Abraham's house, the places that he has learned about all his life, he now sees in the flesh. Since he never travels alone or without God's word he can share the importance of where they are. Even in the middle of war, God is working things for good for Garrett who loves Him Romans 8:28. I can trust God with my son and it is there that I find my peace. I am human and I want my son to return safely to us but if Garrett returns to us or not I know He is in God's hands and there is no better place to be.