One year. One. Whole.
Year.
The wise man built his house upon the rock (Jesus), and the
foolish man built his house upon the sand.
When the storms came – oh, and the storms came – to BOTH the wise and
the foolish – the house rooted firmly in the foundation of the Lord
endured. It may have been battered by
all ferocity of the storm, but it still stands, because the Lord himself
provided the strength to stand firm. And
HE does not collapse. He does not crumble. And therefore, neither do we.
It is HIS strength and HIS peace that sees us through this
journey every day. Of course, we would
love to walk an easier path in life. But
we need to keep our eyes on the destination.
And on WHO is leading us. And
when He asks us to use the difficult and rugged trail full of rocks and downed trees
and dark shadows and vertical cliffs, we can be confident that He himself goes
before us and leads the way. He is the
one who guides us through the valley of the shadow of death. And when the trail becomes too difficult, we
can rely fully on Him to see us through it; to help us over the rocks, to
bandage our wounds, to light the darkness of the shadows, and to guide us
through uncertain places. We can be
grateful for the journey, because it brings us closer to Him. as we are forced
to rely on His strength. We can trust Him fully, not only for getting us to the
final destination, but for walking with us through each step of the journey. If
we were walking down an easy path in life, would we need to rely on Him? Would we be able to trust in our own strength
and peace and wisdom instead of leaning fully on His? And so, we can be
grateful for the journey, even in all of its difficulties. (Not that I wouldn’t
just LOVE to have the easy path once in a while!!)
If you knew the depths of our weaknesses, you could fully
understand the overflowing abundance of His strength and peace that He
gives. May He be glorified, always,
through each and every step of our journey.
This year has brought many changes, many challenges, many
weaknesses, and oh, so much strength and peace and joy. God is good. God loves us.
His plan is good and perfect. And
He works all things together for the good of those who love Him (that’s me!
That’s us!). Is there really anything
else that we need to know? Not really.
Stop fretting. Let God have
it. Rest in Him. Be still.
Thank you, all, for walking this difficult journey with us.
We love you all, more than you could ever know.
We are blessed.
Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart and lean not on your
own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths
straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3
Let everything that has
breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. Psalm 150:6
Be thankful in all
circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1
Thess 5:18
Giving thanks always for
all things unto God, even the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Ephesians 5:20
Do not be anxious about
anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known to God. Phil 4:6
I will give thanks to the Lord because
of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most
High. Psalm 7:17
The Lord lives! Praise be to my
Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! Psalm 18:46
The Lord is
my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart
leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. Psalm 28:7
Praise be to the Lord, for he showed me the wonders
of his love when I was in a city under siege. Psalm 31:21
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