I am ever so challenged to live in the present these days. Many of you know about the constant limbo our lives seems to be in. The state of Mark's back situation still remains very much up in the air as the doctor's keep trying one proceedure after another. I have been reading the great classic "Hind's Feet on High Places" and have been so encouraged by one part in particular where Much Afraid lays upon the altar her willingness to have acceptance-with-joy over whatever the Shepherd brings her way. As she journeys on down the road, impatience gets a foothold in her heart. Her enemies, bitterness, self-pity, and resentment come at her with such a vengence she can hardly make a stand against them. When the Shepherd comes to her rescue, He reminds her how well she was journeying until she allowed herself to become impatient. This is surely a word for me.
God required the children of Israel to gather only enough manna for the day at hand. I believe somewhere along the journey every Christian must learn how dependent he (she) is on God for even the most minute needs whether they be material, emotional, or spiritual. It is a hard lesson; It makes me feel so vulnerable. The truth of the matter is we all are. Could it be that God wants me to see how blessed those are that actually know it? These are not the kind of blessings I had in mind that I wanted God to give me. It is not what I would have chosen. I didn't know I would get dependence training 101. But as C.S. Lewis says in his children's tales "The Chronicles of Narnia", "He is not a tame lion".
Lord, give me the grace to accept with joy whatever you have!
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