It is so easy to miss our ONE when all we can see is the EVERYONE.
This has been such a hard week. Too many friends are hurting and there is absolutely nothing i can do to stop it. I have friends to sick to leave their home, .friends who have lost children, are getting divorced, are running from God, have financial pressures, have husbands with cancer…the list goes on. My temptation is to hide. to give up, to convince myself that nothing I do can make a difference.
Add on a mom who need surgery, a child with chronic headaches and not sleeping myself thanks to the fact that I am “middle aged” (really????!?!?!!?!?!) and the discouragement this week has been real my friends.
so, as I do not feel I have any wise words to pass on this week, I will leave you with this assurance….
Psalm 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
AND
John 14:27
I have been reading this week in Ephesians 6 that we are to wear the shoes of peace. That peace is what will get us to where HE wants us to go. We are not ready for the battle if we have not put our footwear on. I had never thought of that before. We can not be ready for what GOD has asked us to do if you stay in anxiety and fear.
We will miss our ONE if we get to overwhelmed by the EVERYONE.
I confess to you that my ONE has felt more like 10 this week and it has robbed me of HIS peace. So excuse me while I put my shoes on…..
see you next week! in the meantime I re-visited this great message today, thought you might like it too!
This is so accurate especially for those of us who are nurturers, and could even be accused of trying to fix things. My life experiences have finally shook me to the core. I think that now I may actually help more people but it doesn’t carry weight like before. My surrender to God has given me freedom to reach out to others because of Christ but doesn’t cause me to have to have the answers. Nor does it leave the guilt of what I should do. My trust in the character of our Lord allows me to find the peace that only Christ can give. I also think of this world and heaven differently. Heaven isn’t just the outcome of a life lived…it is so real and part of my life. Death isn’t always the worst thing…I do know the severe pain and sorrow for those left but I trust in God’s provisions. I still get overwhelmed at times but I go to God more quickly. I love the image of putting on the shoes of peace…they ground us and equip us for the long race. Thank you for your honesty and encouragement.