Writing, “Ben & Abby’s wedding shower, 2pm” completely blew me away. My eyes blurred thinking about our sweet son, nearly 4 years sober and his beautiful bride-to-be. Only God can bring about change and blessing like this! Again my promise came to mind…
You are the God Who brings the dead back to life and makes something out of nothing. Romans 4:17
I feverishly wrote in my journal: “You ARE faithful, You ARE good, Look at all You’ve done!!! We were NOT lost, we were NOT forgotten, You did NOT leave us like we were! You bore EACH sin, You carried EACH sorrow, You healed EACH desease & I have the people IN this very house to prove it! How can I doubt that You hear me now? How can I stress over what’s ahead? Or pout about another move? You know best and I want YOUR plan- I trust You- I’m all in.
As Isaiah 26:7-8 says, “Who You are and what You’ve done is ALL we want.” Another translation states, “LORD, we show our trust in You by obeying Your ways, our heart’s desire is to GLORIFY Your name.”
I just love when God brings a verse home to me, like a punch. Sometimes after I read, it takes writing it all down to see the bigger picture. Haven’t I prayed for years and years: “Show me Your Glory!” Ex.33:18? And He has in all of us.
We are to be reflections of His Glory… In our trust, in our contentment, in our attitude, in our hope. I guess moving – again – isn’t that big of a deal, even with a wedding coming in March! Bring on the boxes, lets do this. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.
ForGlorySake! –Anna
