"It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all." - Laura Ingalls Wilder


Thursday, September 18, 2014

I'm Back!


I'M BACK!  After 3 1/2 months (since mid-may) I have been in the valley - BIG TIME! However, I am praising God greatly, "Cuz I ain't there no more!"

This was a part of our devotion this morning regarding "All nature sings":

"...Brooks and waterfalls sing too. You've heard the soothing babble of a brook and the splashing rumble of the waterfall. Can you imagine them singing a song of praise to their Creator for the rocks and boulders in their path? Without the rocks and boulders there would be no music. And so it is in your life and mine. When everything goes smoothly, there is usually little thought given to God or to praise. But when the trials and troubles (rocks and boulders) appear in our lives, we cry out to God for help; and then we praise him when the trial is past."

How true is that?  I had lots of rocks and boulders in my path this past summer.  I cannot remember ever feeling so out of sorts before... so down.  But God is so faithful.  He never leaves us even in our darkest hour.  I held on to that truth.  My joy was all but gone; my body exhausted; my mind a swirling mess.  At times, I really wanted to give up - throw in the towel...but I couldn't...for Christ's sake alone.

I am going to enjoy my peak now, because I know all to well that the valley is coming again.  All we can do is hope and trust that each time we hit the valley, our faith has increased, even if in the slightest measure.  It is Hope that gets us through.
  
Thank you friends for all your prayers, your listening ears, and your encouragement during such a dark summer of my life. Love to you all!