THE DUST HAS SETTLED ON WHAT WAS A VERY TRYING WEEKEND IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. JEFF WAS AWAY AT A CONFERENCE (HIS LAST OF RESIDENCY...YAY!) AND I WAS LEFT TO MAN THE TROOPS. AS HE PULLED AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, IT WAS AS THOUGH A LITTLE STORM CLOUD MOVED IN OVER OUR HOUSE AND DECIDED TO TAKE UP A SEMI-PERMANENT RESIDENCE THERE FOR THE DURATION OF THE WEEKEND. NOTHING SEEMED TO GO ACCORDING TO PLAN, THE CHILDREN WERE OUT OF SORTS, AND WITH EACH HOUR THAT PASSED I FELT MY DISCOURAGEMENT GROW. AS I FACE THE BEAUTY OF A SUNNY MONDAY MORNING, I AM ABLE TO LOOK BACK OVER THE WEEKEND AND TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE LORD AND HIS INFINITE GRACE, MY CHILDREN WOULD CURRENTLY BE WITH GYPSIES.
I FOUND MYSELF CRYING OUT TO HIM IN MY LONELY MOMENTS, MY FRUSTRATION, AND IN THE MIDST OF THE NOISE THAT SELDOM SOFTENED, BUT ESCALATED WITH EACH TOY STOLEN, KNEE BUMPED AND JUICE CUP THAT RAN EMPTY. THE LORD HEARD MY CRIES AND PROVIDED. AND, HERE I AM 36 HOURS LATER FACING A NEW DAY, FULL OF NEW MOMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT AS A MOM WHO HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF STAYING AT HOME, I OFTEN FEEL GUILTY AND DOWN RIGHT SILLY WHEN I FIND MYSELF IN SUCH "DIRE STRAITS." BUT, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS OUT OF MY HEART'S LONGING FOR MY CHILDREN TO SEE JESUS IN ME EACH AND EVERY DAY, TO EXPERIENCE HIS LOVE AND GRACE THAT I AM DEEPLY BURDENED BY DAYS THAT SEEM WASTED BY ARGUMENTS, TEARS, BATTLES, RAISED VOICES, AND FAILED PLANS. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS FORGIVENESS AND CONSTANT CARE. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS WORD THAT IS TRUTH AND THE PROMISE OF HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US. AND, PRAISE GOD FOR LESSONS LEARNED EACH DAY THAT HUMBLE US, STRIP US OF OUR PRIDE, AND DRAW US CLOSER TO HIM.
"...I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, save me!' The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you." Psalm 1116:3b-7
I FOUND MYSELF CRYING OUT TO HIM IN MY LONELY MOMENTS, MY FRUSTRATION, AND IN THE MIDST OF THE NOISE THAT SELDOM SOFTENED, BUT ESCALATED WITH EACH TOY STOLEN, KNEE BUMPED AND JUICE CUP THAT RAN EMPTY. THE LORD HEARD MY CRIES AND PROVIDED. AND, HERE I AM 36 HOURS LATER FACING A NEW DAY, FULL OF NEW MOMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT AS A MOM WHO HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF STAYING AT HOME, I OFTEN FEEL GUILTY AND DOWN RIGHT SILLY WHEN I FIND MYSELF IN SUCH "DIRE STRAITS." BUT, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS OUT OF MY HEART'S LONGING FOR MY CHILDREN TO SEE JESUS IN ME EACH AND EVERY DAY, TO EXPERIENCE HIS LOVE AND GRACE THAT I AM DEEPLY BURDENED BY DAYS THAT SEEM WASTED BY ARGUMENTS, TEARS, BATTLES, RAISED VOICES, AND FAILED PLANS. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS FORGIVENESS AND CONSTANT CARE. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS WORD THAT IS TRUTH AND THE PROMISE OF HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US. AND, PRAISE GOD FOR LESSONS LEARNED EACH DAY THAT HUMBLE US, STRIP US OF OUR PRIDE, AND DRAW US CLOSER TO HIM.
"...I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, save me!' The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you." Psalm 1116:3b-7
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