I watched the pink and orange eventide rise behind the bare-limbed trees lining our backyard.
The day was gone again.
Lost in a shuffle of orthodontist and doctor appointments, car pooling, awkward schedule changes due to the weather (again), blog posts and interview questions due yesterday, and a hopelessly floundering manuscript, life felt like a tilt-a-whirl and I wanted to get off.
How in the world could I keep the pace my life was going? How could I meet everyone’s expectations? How could I make sure I was being a mother and a wife first?
Through Me, I heard Abba whisper.
I’d recently forced myself to become diligent about reading the Bible again, after “forgetting” to make it a daily habit despite the five Bible applications on my smart phone and the three hard copies in a dust-covered stack on my bedside table.
No wonder I felt lost.
No wonder I felt like I couldn’t do it anymore.
I can’t.
Be still, He whispered again. Anything is possible through Me.
I can’t.
But God can.
Obviously He’s not going to write the blog posts for me. He’s not going to drive my kids to the orthodontist. He’s not going to bathe the five nonagenarians at the hospital for me during my nursing shifts.
But His power, through my heart staying centered on Him, can be made perfect.
And I can rest, knowing everything in His will to be done, will be done.
Eventually.
Writers or not, we all have times we feel lost and overwhelmed, insufficient and incapable. But if we keep our eyes on Him, He will renew our hearts. He will accomplish infinitely more than we can ask for or imagine (Eph. 3:20).
And best of all, we can rest in His peace.
“Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ … have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.”
Colossians 3:15-17 (TMV)
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love this!
I love those kind of moments – when God speaks peace to our chaos. But I it’s a challenge to keep my eyes focused on Him at times, especially in the middle of a storm. Thx for the reminder, Amy!
Refreshing!
How easy it is to arrange our schedules, make up plans for the day…all without consulting the Creator who longs to be present in our lives. We must make a conscious decision each morning before getting out of bed, to give thanks to the Lord and to ask for direction and guidance in all we say and do. If we are listening to His voice and reading His Word, we will be blessed by His whisper in our spirit and His presence in all that happens throughout the day.
SUCH wisdom and encouragement here. Thank you!
A beautiful reminder, through the fire is His still small voice.