What a contrast of this morning and the morning of my last post. Last it was a clear day and the air was cool, today it is raining and I am inside writing this.
These last months have been different for me. I have found myself thinking a lot on the Lord, examining the things I do or don't do for him or with him. I have found myself coming up short in what I believe he wants of me. The real problem is I can't quite put my finger on just what he is dealing with me about. I am deeply moved by stories of God's faithfulness and wonder again just what is God stirring in me. I have an emptiness that seems to be growing, but not for the lack of his grace for that is abundant but for the looking for the purpose of all this in the first place. Soon I will know for he is always faithful.
While watching the rain fall this morning, I think back to just a couple of weeks ago and everything seemed to be just hanging on. We were having to water to keep things alive and now without our help this rain the last 2 weeks has brought brighter colors in the blooms and deeper greens in the grass and leaves. Kinda like our own lives, we seem to put the water on just to hang on, but when God is watering our lives we will bloom with brighter light and abundant blooms.
This week I began reading Jeremiah. Now don't laugh when I tell you what prompted me, a show on TV called Jeremiah. I have a study Bible so I read the bio in the front to put things in perspective before jumping in. Then I began reading. I believe this book will have a lot to say about us and where we are individually and as a country. There are already remarkable comparisons.
The family, Noah, Julie and Magdalena Roberts, are doing well as of yesterday. The IV has been removed again but a feeding tube had to be put in because little Magdalena was using to many calories sucking her bottle. Her ability to take nourishment has gone from 11cc to 28cc on Thursday. She is one week old as of Wednesday. If you would like to read about their journey so far go to noahandjulieroberts.blogspot.com
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