For the first time in weeks the quiet is peaceful almost like a warm touch of God's grace! Even the birds are silent, except for the woeful dove song; as if all of creation is resting in the certainty of God's love. I had the best of intentions upon waking this morning. After plugging in the coffee pot I gathered my bible and devotional books in the usual cozy spot in the living room. I sat with my bible open, and ready to enjoy the aroma of my big cup of coffee and time with my savior.
So, the coffee brewed (or so I thought) and upon pouring a cup it became clear I had forgotten the main ingredient: the coffee! Seems in my haste to get to bed last night I did not scoop the java into the pot! So often our lives can become so busy we forget the main ingredient God's grace and love for us and we spend time going in circles trying to do what we perceive as good things, and yet forgetting the very one who gives us life. Yes, I admit I am guilty at times of this myself.
In fact I admit to spending most of my life helping keep the offices I worked in organized and running smoothly. Schedules were very important and had to be prepared so the dentist's would know who they were seeing on a given day and how much time they were allotted for each procedure. There were claims to be filed, money to collect and phone calls to be made each day. Always looking ahead a day or too, anticipating what the future held for each Dr. was my main focus every day.
Later, my interior design business became a focal point. Stress came along with the excitement and privilege of helping my clients create the homes they dreamed of sharing with their families. Each detail had to be thought out, material chosen for the sofas and chairs, rugs, window treatments, accessories and even the lighting for each room. To my delight I was given many opportunities to share my gift of making things beautiful with a multitude of wonderful people!
Then came the shock we all dread: I was very ill with a virus which could cause great harm to my body. After much thought it was decided I would take chemo to ward off the illness which caused me to need to give up my profession and rest. Many years later, I can see the hand of God in all the surrounding circumstances. I became weak to the point of despair, where I knew without the love of my husband Dan, our children, and my parents I might not be here to write this testimony of grace.
Just a few years after my crisis of health my precious husband was given the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood plasma which would take his life just three years after we found it was ravaging his poor body. The point I am hoping to declare today is that without the love of God and the forgiveness of sin we have NO HOPE on our own of finding the peace which is above all understanding. Perhaps you are walking the road of difficulty now as you seek to know God more.
Keep your eyes on him! Dan's greatest Goal was to know he was going to be with Jesus when he closed his beautiful green eyes and I saw him drift into the arms of heaven. Keep your eyes on the true meaning of life...Jesus! He is enough to heal the wounded places in your heart today. After all He is the main ingredient for a life well lived. God bless you and keep you and may your journey lead you straight into his arms of love. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have ETERNAL life. John 3:16.
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