Jesus calling-August 6
When things seem to be going all wrong, stop and affirm your trust in Me. Calmly bring these matters to Me, and leave them in My capable hands. Then, simply do the next thing. Stay in touch with Me through thankful, trusting prayers, resting in My sovereign control. Rejoice in Me—exult in the God of your salvation! As you trust in Me, I make your feet like the feet of a deer. I enable you to walk and make progress upon your high places of trouble, suffering, or responsibility.
Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
—Job 13:15 nkjv
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
—Psalm 18:33
Though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, [though] the product of the olive fails and the fields yield no food, though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the [victorious] God of my salvation! The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!
—Habakkuk 3:17–19 amp
I turned to this today...again it was spot on...
Four years ago today, my mother passed quickly, unexpectedly away.....
Oh, she had not been feeling well...had put off surgery, going to the doctor, etc....because she wanted to continue to drive, teach, live...
When she finally made the surgery decision, she was joyous...finally an end to the headaches, dizziness....the doctor assured her that all would be well quickly and she would regain her health...back to her active life...
But, even as I packed my things to got help her heal for a month, I packed a dress for a funeral, thank you cards.....not out of fear, but.....
The surgery went well...the recovery was speeding along ...she began talking and smiling again...and then boom, an infection raged and total collapse of her system and she was gone....quickly, quietly....slipping away...
My dad and I said our goodbyes and began the process of memorials, recreating his life as a widower....mom was not there to do all those things she had done...
God was our strength .....we had but to trust His timing and in hindsight it was.....
Thank YOU for your strength in the hard surprising times of life....
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