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"Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work that You may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." Lord, when my precious husband went to work this morning, he was kind of discouraged, and so was I. Although we had been without hot water for several days, and he just got the hot water heater fixed, the bathroom shower faucet still leaks, and there is a leak under the bathroom sink. The bathroom carpets are wet and "mildew-y" and need to be replaced with linoleum, and there is a hole in the floor by the back door. The copy machine isn't working, and the computer printer is out of ink so that our "ministries" in some respects are on "hold". There is no money for an air conditioner in my bedroom, and Monday it was SO HOT that we were "listless". Yesterday I tripped and bruised my toe pretty badly, and my dear hubby is having "business" problems, too. And yet, through it all, You gave me grace to encourage him. ( Yes, Lord, it was only by Your grace. ) ...Yes, Lord, at times like these I feel a little overwhelmed, but I am reminded that these problems will seem "silly" a week from now, and in light of eternity, they are absolutely nothing. So...I am resting in You because I know that by Your grace all these things will be "worked out" somehow, someway... in Your time. Lord, when I stop and think about this...I know that I wouldn't have responded to all this with grace five or ten years ago...and maybe not even yesterday...and maybe not even tomorrow. It is Your grace...only Your grace...and all the trials You have allowed me to go through are enabling me to respond with patience... Lord, I want to take a moment to stop and thank-You for the blessings in the trials.! Even though it was so HOT in this trailer the other day, someone gave us the air conditioner for the livingroom.. at least we were able to "camp out" in there and to sleep comfortably. Thank-You, Lord! Also, I must stop and say "thank-You for the creek here on this land. It was a refreshing retreat for us that day! And thank-You for the running water and the showers, even if they are cold! Thank-you that we don't have to haul the water and boil it. Thank-You for the ice cubes! Yes Lord,... you are so good! You won't give us more than we can bear! Hallelujah! Well, Lord, I can't believe how much I've written this morning! I can see "Your hand" in everything that's happened to me this morning...even the "spacey-spell"! And in spite of it all, even when my mind was beginning to get "hazy", You have brought all these meditations to my heart!..You are SO GOOD. I just want to praise You this morning!...Amen! |