“God, this is too hard!”
It has been quite a while since I have blogged and all I can say is that sometimes “life” just gets in the way, and we are forced to readjust our priorities. I lost a dear friend and ministry partner this past March and it was difficult. You know it is almost a paradox when we lose those whom we know and love. On the one hand we are joyous for them because their suffering has ceased but on the other hand we grieve for their dying. We grieve not being able to call them just to hear their voice. We grieve those short visits to catch up on what we have missed in each other’s lives. And we grieve for those family members and friends that are left to deal with the loss. Many times, I have prayed, “God this is too hard”. And yet I am still here, standing strong and living my best life.
Where I live we experienced hurricane Helene and that was different and difficult! As children, growing up in Virginia, we experienced hurricanes quite frequently. But this was different. At two o’clock in the morning the winds were clocked at 120 + mph and while my husband and I hunkered down in our war room it sounded more like a train than just wind. Could it have been a tornado too? It took me a couple of days to venture out to have my first look at the damage. It left me speechless. The debris was shocking! There were trees that had split homes in half and power lines that were blocking the streets. “Lord, this is too hard!” As my heart went out to the people who lost their lives and those who lost their homes my whole attitude changed. Suddenly on the inside there was a quiet resilience that came forth and enabled me to endure. No water and shortage of water…. okay. Power outages which attributed to food shortage and loss…. okay. No internet or WIFI…okay. And the list went on and on. It was much longer for some than for others.
In a week and a few days, we will enter a time that we have never lived before. We will enter 2025. And I know that I am asking what is my NEXT? What will, I personally, have to look forward to in a time that I have never lived before? Well, here is a little something to encourage you as it has me.
Never forget where you came from…
Everything that we have need of God will supply.
Xray every situation… We should not just accept things for face value. We should slow down, stop, ponder and ask questions to learn what is really going on and not immediately jump to conclusions.
And finally but not least…
Trust God every step of the way!
