Well it's been a minute Shashue. I still get visions of you and your mom from time to time. I'm thankful this part of your journey seems closed. There's an emptiness that lingers that just can't be explained.
I'm in a caregiving stage myself. Waiting for the inevitable is daunting at times.
Yet through it all the silence continues to murmur a sense of peace. It's fleeting at times but it nonetheless happens.
The holding pattern is a learning curve that we both seem to be going through.
I'm so distracted by it that I find myself thinking I missed something.
To me it's foolishness on my part. God is perfectly capable of moving me when He wants and He will certainly make me aware.
My prayers to you friend are to lean into this holding pattern until He decides it's time to move. We can't be obedient on our own dime, we can only be obedient when we are called by Him.
I've been there. Many times. What I keep hearing within me is , "You'll know the first step, and you'll recognize where you are going when you arrive." There may be some intermediate pauses. Take this to the Lord and see if there is any truth here. It'll be a fun and glorious ride.
Morning, brother. I was warmed by the fire of comfort as well as challenge in these words. There is one thing I would add, not that you didn't say it wonderfully.
When we find ourselves in a place where we missed His word or responded to a word that wasn't Him we may not understand that this is what we did. We might feel like God didn't keep His word or if we know Him better than to think such an absurd thought we may not understand where we errored. This is where another step comes in. We set our circumstance before the body or fellow followers of Jesus and trust God one more time that He will use them to bring understanding. This is a major part of our growth as this is one of the most abused areas of our life. It is one of the most important areas to be able to trust God as it is where we are a light to the world. "They will know you are my disciples by your love for one another." It's more comfortable for our "flesh" if we go it alone but it's also more fulfilling when we experience Him in the impossible.
Well it's been a minute Shashue. I still get visions of you and your mom from time to time. I'm thankful this part of your journey seems closed. There's an emptiness that lingers that just can't be explained.
I'm in a caregiving stage myself. Waiting for the inevitable is daunting at times.
Yet through it all the silence continues to murmur a sense of peace. It's fleeting at times but it nonetheless happens.
The holding pattern is a learning curve that we both seem to be going through.
I'm so distracted by it that I find myself thinking I missed something.
To me it's foolishness on my part. God is perfectly capable of moving me when He wants and He will certainly make me aware.
My prayers to you friend are to lean into this holding pattern until He decides it's time to move. We can't be obedient on our own dime, we can only be obedient when we are called by Him.
Keep in touch when you can my brother!
I've been there. Many times. What I keep hearing within me is , "You'll know the first step, and you'll recognize where you are going when you arrive." There may be some intermediate pauses. Take this to the Lord and see if there is any truth here. It'll be a fun and glorious ride.
Thank you for the insight David. I will certainly take heed of your counsel.
PEace be with you my friend. 🙏🏿✝🕊
Morning, brother. I was warmed by the fire of comfort as well as challenge in these words. There is one thing I would add, not that you didn't say it wonderfully.
When we find ourselves in a place where we missed His word or responded to a word that wasn't Him we may not understand that this is what we did. We might feel like God didn't keep His word or if we know Him better than to think such an absurd thought we may not understand where we errored. This is where another step comes in. We set our circumstance before the body or fellow followers of Jesus and trust God one more time that He will use them to bring understanding. This is a major part of our growth as this is one of the most abused areas of our life. It is one of the most important areas to be able to trust God as it is where we are a light to the world. "They will know you are my disciples by your love for one another." It's more comfortable for our "flesh" if we go it alone but it's also more fulfilling when we experience Him in the impossible.