It has been rather quite here lately. There have been no knocks at my door. My phone has not rung. And the time that is mostly spent with my husband is through the ER and Doctor visits. I must admit that I am not as strong in character as I would like to be. These past weeks my skies have been rather grey.
There is a wonderful series that our ladies ministry did this past summer called,
'Restless', by
Jennie Allen. I am reading her book now, flagging certain chapters that seem to apply more to me than others. On page 43, the last paragraph,
Jennie penned,
"There is only so much we can know, but we can leave the stuff we can't know to God and believe he has it all worked out. It may feel quiet, and we possibly even feel forgotten, but God is working out his plans all around us. What is our part? Trust." Thank you, Jennie! Even more so, Thank You, Lord!!! I may not have all, if any, of the answers at hand. But He does. and there is so much that I can and will continue to do with what little time I have here on earth.
I can invest more time in my relationship with my ailing mother. Continue to reach out to the recent widower who will spend his first Christmas in Sixty-Three years without his Beloved. Invite a grieving friend over for coffee. Dance with my husband, even if the only music that is playing is the love within our hearts. Continue investing time with the Lord, in whom I draw strength. Laugh more. Cry less. And keep my eyes open for whom He brings around the next bend. It may just be you!
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." ~ Romans 15:13
