He meets us here.
But are we here to meet him?
It's easy to ache for the past, or to hurry towards the future. But God meets us here, right here.
Stop, look around, and notice where you are. Get your bearings, and as best as you can, try to see where this little day is in the big picture. Remember that there IS a big picture, and that there will be a finished story, and that God is the author. As you move from birth through darkness towards redemption, the days will come and go, but will you notice them? And will you take the time to see Him in them?
What is it like where you stand today?
What trials, what grace do you see? Take time to look around.
Carry God's Word into your day and watch as its colors bounce off everything.
This is the day the Lord has made.
It is a gift. It will pass away.
Much that we love will pass away, and yet, the Word of the Lord stands forever.
Safe are we, kept in that Word.
Safe are we, in His eternal hands, hands strong to save.
Yet where we walk is decidedly unsafe. Bodies fail here, babies die, addictions consume, and hearts break. It is easy for us to let the darkness cloud our vision.
We must take and read.
We must sit down, and look up, and pray for softened hearts and opened eyes.
These are the days of battle.
These are the days of uncertainty and fear.
And these are the days of mercy and grace,
the days of clinging to His hand and being upheld by His strength.
For he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care.
Today, if only you would hear his voice,
Do not harden your hearts !
What's happing for you these days?
I'd love to hear your thoughts! (I will post mine tomorrow)
These are the days of waiting for...
These are the days of missing...
These are the days of (doing)..
These are the days of (God's doing)...
These are the days of waiting for God to fix/redeem...
These are the days of inspiration from this song or Scripture...
These are the days of wondering why...
These are the days of gratitude for...
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