If you need prayer or encouragement for anything going on in your life, I am here for you. So, will you look for God in your situation today? If you do, I promise, you will find Him there. He walks through those deep waters with us. He’s not just with us when everything’s easy. Isaiah 43:2 says, “When you walk through deep waters, I will be with you.” Sometimes, when we’re walking through something tough, we start to think that God has disappeared. We ask, why would he let these terrible things happen to me if He’s still there? He must have left me.īut God never leaves you. It was so easy to see His presence and His goodness because of all the wonderful things going on for you.īut what about the low points in your life? You might be in one right now. Failure in our own strength leads to leaning not on our own understanding and trusting Him more with each passing day.Think back to one of the high points in your life. And when we learn to trust Him more and more…that is where our faith grows. That is where the mystery of the sovereignty of God takes over. Where our own feet may fail us? That is where we find Christ. Sometimes what we need most is to fail so that we will learn to trust God instead of ourselves. The great unknown…where our feet may actually fail us! Failure isn’t bad when we fail into His arms and He catches us. ![]() Riddle Me - build a treasure hunt with the riddles you mat dryer dustbin egg. The thing about the water is…it’s unknown. Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders Let me walk upon the waters Wherever You would call me Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander And. Engineers discover method to create upward water fountain in deep water. Maybe that water is taking the next step in recovering from an addiction i your life. Maybe that water is trusting Him to work a miracle in a broken relationship in your life. Maybe that water is school after homeschooling for many years. Jesus calls each of us out onto the water. Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders It reads a bit tween-age as there isnt a ton of growth in the characters and the plot is a. You’ve never failed and You won’t start now I would proudly recommend this book to someone younger than myself. Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me He is the one that drew me to Himself every morning. He is the one that put that intentionality there. He knew I desperately needed this time with Him like I needed nothing else in my life. Just looking at my calendar was causing waves of panic. All of these things add up to unrest in my soul. Smaller changes like getting rid of our chickens. I am beginning to teach piano lessons with 16 students so far. After 12 years of every single day devoted to the education of my children, our children will be attending a small private school in our town. But, it’s truth.Īs you know if you’ve been around here this summer, we have a lot of big changes happening in our home. I have to practice saying to the Lord, “You matter more than a clean kitchen.” Ouch. ![]() I have to be proactive and intentional about setting aside that to-do list and opening my Bible instead. It’s so hard for me to sit and read and listen for His voice when the house is a mess, anyone else? Household chores that need to be done are very obvious. ![]() My calendar is open and on the counter for me to glance at. When I wake up in the morning my mind is already racing. The point you’re looking to emphasise is slow progression. She may not be wading yet perhaps she’s merely paddling, but the water will shortly be up to her thighs and then her hips, and then she’ll be wading. I’ve seen this before in my own life, but this summer I saw such a drastic change in my heart that I was reminded that time in His Word really is more important than getting those dishes in the dishwasher! In this context, I get the impression you’re talking about someone walking into the water, gradually getting deeper. So, one thing I have learned is that when I put God first in my morning ~ not even that I get up early, but that I put him before the list in my head of things I SHOULD be doing ~ He is filling me up. I had to let go of my to-do list and put God first. Round Valley Reservoir covers 2,350 acres and reaches approximately 180 feet deep. I had to let go of my perfectionist tendencies and put God first. The brisk blue waters of Round Valley Reservoir and scenic Cushetunk. The slow, summer mornings where I’ve had TIME to read my Bible, pray, journaling, the study I’m doing at church…it has been just what my soul needed.Ī few things had to happen for this to work… Looking back over the past 2 months I see a constant that I believe has made a huge difference.
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