Well, I had a wonderful lunch/chat
with a very Sweet Lady yesterday. We have been wanting to spend some time
together, and we finally made it happen. smile
By the time the
afternoon was over, I felt like a truly 'blest woman.' I was trying not
to hog the conversation with all my 'blathering' (we Whitt sisters are well
known for that, we can't blame our Mother anymore, she has been gone for years...she
sure loved to talk.)
As I was recounting one
area that happened in my earlier days, my lunch partner said, 'oh, thank you
for that, it was just what I needed. I can handle my situation the same way you
did, I can do that too.' That felt pretty good, because the story I told
was one in which I dragged my feet ....with Jesus pulling me, kicking and
screaming, because 'it was too hard...too hard.'
But when it was all over, I
definitely had made the right choice, because it effected how Greg responded to
the same situation..."Mom, if you can do that, I can too."
Wow...I always want those who
come behind me...to find me faithful...But I don't always make good choices,
some I have to go back and do-over, and 'do-overs' are not easy...and
sometimes you have done things that cannot be changed...there they are, hanging
there for all the world to see, and cannot be corrected. Oh, that we
could really walk in His presence, every day, every moment, so we wouldn't have
to do...do-overs. smile
Now today, I just talked to Greg (at
dialysis) and he had just talked to his kidney Dr., and Greg said that he just
couldn't keep taking all these drugs that he is taking. He doesn't want
to go back to those heavy pain killers that are so addicting. So they
decided he would eliminate them and then ask the Lord for wisdom on what he
should take. (The Dr. didn't say ask God for wisdom, but just
maybe, Greg, here is a good time to let God use you as a witness. Think?)
So our lives are not just something
to do, or somewhere to go....We are here, journeying toward Heaven, our
ultimate goal, and my Bible said I was put here in THIS generation, for a
reason...........what is that reason?
I can do something that I was made
for...you know we are fearfully and wonderfully made...He has plans for
us...you, me...individually and we need to be about our Fathers' business....which
is not necessarily my choice of business, but like the above story, why kick
and scream and leave skidmarks all the way?
Let us see what the Father’s
business means for each of us....not what your friend wants you to do, but what
God has planned for you!!
Only
one life, t'will soon be past...
Only
what's done for Christ will last.
Wow, what a concept? smile...
Do we already know this?
Yes we certainly do!
Do we willingly comply?
No we certainly don't.
So if what you are going thru, or
have been thru, in the past, is going to be used for His glory, (as was tested
with our lunch yesterday) if I could have seen ahead, maybe I would have been
more willing...He tells us again and again, that He has plans for us, trust Him
and relax in Him....He will take us through...whatever it is we are going thru.
This is 'No Easy Road' like the book so entitled, by Dick Eastman, many
years ago...
But: It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus.
My trials will seem so small, when we see
Christ....
One glimpse of His dear face, all sorrows will
erase,
So proudly run the race, till we see Him.
It won't be long,...He sez when you
see these things coming to pass....Look Up!! (look at all the signs)
Your redemption draweth nigh!
Look up! Hang in there!
Hang on tight to His Hand, and we'll see you here, there, or in the air!!
See you in THE morning!!
Nanny
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