03.19.09
Posted in Beliefs, Personal at 7:32 am by admin
Sometimes we get in slumps. Like the one I’ve been in for awhile. The weather has been awful. My house is a shambles. I spend most of my time hunched over a laptop trying to get a job done that never seems to have an end in sight. I’ve gained weight. Exhaustion is constantly nipping at my heels.
Life is complicated. And messy. And it hurts.
So yesterday evening my husband and I did the only thing we know to do. We prayed. It’s amazing how much sits in my heart and comes to the surface when I seek the Lord’s face. Makes me wonder why we don’t do it all the time. We’re crazy not to hunger and thirst for that communion like it’s the sweetest thing on earth.
And God performed a miracle. It’s that simple and profound. We are covered by His Grace and I can still feel soft reverberations of awe, joy, and surprise. The sun came out yesterday. I had coffee with a friend who deeply encouraged me. And at the close of the day, after we had opened up our hands and given back to the Lord all that belongs to Him anyway, He turned around and blessed us in a very tangible way.
Thank you Jesus. You are faithful. You are good.
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03.11.09
Posted in Personal at 7:57 am by admin
I don’t know why I am surprised when God shows up and works wonders. It’s in his job description right? Somehow my memory of his faithfulness to me isn’t that great because I am always taken aback when He reminds me again.
Loneliness, fear, and hurt have threatened to drown me lately and I finally got to a point where I didn’t think I could handle it anymore. In that very moment God brought someone into the picture who could provide comfort, genuine understanding, and mature perspective. An answer to all my prayers and more! I am so overwhelmed with gratitude and thankfulness I could weep. Here is someone I can connect deeply with and seek out for help. Someone I am growing to know and can trust.
How fitting that the sun came out this morning as an additional reminder for me that God’s desire is for me to live in His light and that he is the Great Banisher of the Darkness…not only in reality but in the very depths of our souls as well.
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03.02.09
Posted in Personal at 8:42 am by admin
Sunday was a good day. Full of numerous activities but good ones.
My favorite moment of the day was an early morning hug from a 2 year old in my Sunday school class. I bent down on one knee to welcome him to my room and he opened his arms up wide and wrapped them around me.
I continue to be amazed at how in-tune children are to the needs of those around them. Adults don’t often give them enough credit. So thank you my young friend for warming my heart and making my day.
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