Its been a rather challenging month for me, so Ive been resting in His arms to get me through. It was just May 19th when I got hit in the head with a tree limb and had to get five staples. The next week, I got my staples out and was rear-ended going back to work from an appointment. It was the last two days of the month so I had to push through. Then I took my kids on a long-awaited and much needed vacation. And I sat beside the pool for an hour, at 10:00 in the morning with sunscreen on, while the girls rode on horses and Brandt practiced diving...and I fried. One of my clients, who just moved from Phoenix, took one look at me and said I had sun poisoning. Then she smiled, Youve had a hard month. You should go back to bed and wake up in July.....I thought it was a brilliant suggestion. :) Sunday night, I was starting to look like myself again...the swelling in my eyes and ankles had finally gone down. So I stopped taking the medication that makes me so lethargic...and finally began feeling like myself again. For the first time in over a month. And as I sat in my QT chair, in the silence of an empty house, I asked the Lord about His Purpose for these past weeks. When God can easily protect us from something, yet He chooses to protect us through it...I always seek the lesson to be learned. He reminded me that my former husband is getting remarried this coming weekend. Its the end of a season of life for me. And He reminded me of the butterfly that leaves its cocoon. To fly into the new season of its purpose...it must first struggle to leave the former. And as I was quietly letting that sink in, Carylea stuck her head in my room and handed me a book that her Dads fiancé had found in one of the boxes he never unpacked. She said it was mine so he was giving it back to me. Then she popped back out of the room. I looked down at the book. The author is Barbara Peretti. Shes the wife of the Christian author, Frank Peretti. And the title is, Seasons of My Heart. And I began reading their reflections on celebrating twenty five years of marriage. It is one of the sweetest stories of surrender and obedience to God that Ive ever read. And the best part isnt the victory of a Blessed Faith walk in his financial success as a writer...its the victory of their precious Love for each other and for HIM. I didnt remember owning this book. So I checked the front pages to look for my name. But what I found was a loving dedication...to Mrs. Coffey...my sweet Mother-in-law. And as I sat reading this sweet story...sitting in her chair that I now call my QT chair and reading her book...tears began to roll down my face. She would have been so disappointed in our divorce. She would have expected so much more from me because I was most like her in sharing His Spirit. So this Gift of Love and Hope arrived at just the moment I needed it...sent straight from Heaven above...right as I am changing Seasons of My Heart...and I was gently reminded...of HIS Promise of HOPE... For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. (Jeremiah 29:11-13 NLT) From todays daily Bible verse app: And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. (James 4:6-10 NLT)
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:45:56 +0000
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