I am trying to discern in my heart what the Lord’s purpose is for me…are the things that in which I currently find myself completely immersed HIS purpose or MY plans? I don’t know…between work, housework, the accounting class that is WAY more difficult than I imagined, company coming, church committee meetings, etc…you get the idea, you are as busy as I am. So, I am trying to discern what I should do and where I am supposed to go from here. This is my first post since last WEDNESDAY…that says something right there!! I cannot remember a time that I went that long without posting. Last week, I had my first accounting test – it wasn’t a hard test. In fact it was an easy test, not that I could remember ANYTHING I had studied!! I don’t even know if I will make a 60. I have never had test anxiety, but I had it that night. This class requires a lot more time that I thought it would. We had a tremendous amount of rain last week and Friday sometime…the sump pump quit. Fortunately, we were HERE and NOT out of town and I was off. It quit sometime in the night or early morning and we had a lot of water, but didn’t lose anything of value. The incident DID help us get rid of some junk! Garbage day will be interesting at my house this week! I have company coming on Friday and will have company for two weeks. I have two large projects at work and church meetings this week…to say I am overwhelmed is an understatement. But…the Lord’s purpose will prevail…that is my comfort…
So, Lord, I come to you today with a thankful heart, but a confused mind. I thank you for all you have done for me…even the water that got in the basement, we got rid of a bunch of junk. I thank you for the weekend…Lord, please help me remember to look up, so that I can see you and please help me to figure out how I should spend my time and where I should direct my energies. I am overwhelmed with everything that needs done and not sure how I can get it done, but I know with your help…it will all work out.
Thank you for it all.
I hope you have a wonderful day…I don’t know when I will be back this week.
Mary B, I could sense how much you are overwhelmed with it all. I pray the Lord will slow you and you will be able to look for HIM in all of it. As I typed right before my eyes was a reminder from you from last Wednesdays post. Colossians 3:1-2 I lift you to our Lord and Saviour today, that you can look up in the midst of it all and realize where He is at work and how you can gain His perspective. Remember, we release pressure from overdrive through prayer. Karen
Missed your "voice", Mary! I know how hard it is to feel confused about these things. I pray the Lord gives you clear direction and peace as you seek Him!
Dear Mary, a little "older sis" or should I say "motherly" advice–
Oswald Chambers says, "Just do the next thing." As long as you are seeking Jesus, don't be concerned about trying to discern what it is you are supposed to do. Your steps will be ordered by the Lord–and there is so much less stress than trying to "figure it all out."
I will be praying for you that you get everything done that really NEEDS to be done and even a little extra, have fun and great fellowship with your company, get the church work taken care of–and enjoy your hubby!
I get overwhelmed very easily when I have too much on my plate so I can well understand where you are coming from. When I feel like this I "dump it in the Lord's lap" and ask for his help sorting it out. At times He may even want us to let go of a few things – or at least for me this seems to be the case. I will pray for you, Mary 🙂
As the weeks have drug on it has been easy for me to lose hope.
Will things ever get back to some type of normal? People were not created to live in isolation.
Will we be able to see someone smile or will we always look at them and only see their eyes?
Will people gather without having to sit 6’ apart?
I don’t know the answer and I’m not posting this to debate the news media’s portrayal of the pandemic.
I’m sharing this today because I spent some time with the Lord thanking him for the things I DO have and not focusing on the things I don’t have. The things I have lost since March.
I looked up scriptures about hope.
I made a list in my prayer journal of things I’m grateful for.
Life goes on. Life crisis continues even during this pandemic. People die naturall and tragically. And babies are born. And weddings happen and new lives begin.
This crisis in our world isn’t a surprise to God.
And my hope and security is in Him.
If you scroll through the photos, you see things that made me smile this morning and reminded me of the goodness of God - even now.
With all the grief and sadness in the world I wasn’t sure how I would handle today. How I would allow myself to grieve this loss? Today when there has so much WRONG in our world. In a post @deidrariggs shared today she reminded us that life goes on. And I realized that today this is my life. And I can grieve this loss. My life goes on... I am thankful for the 4 days we had her. On Friday I will remember each event of her last day and I will remember her dying in my arms.
And I will be both sad and grateful. #infantloss #trisomy18 #stlouischildrenshospital
Mary B,
I could sense how much you are overwhelmed with it all. I pray the Lord will slow you and you will be able to look for HIM in all of it. As I typed right before my eyes was a reminder from you from last Wednesdays post. Colossians 3:1-2 I lift you to our Lord and Saviour today, that you can look up in the midst of it all and realize where He is at work and how you can gain His perspective. Remember, we release pressure from overdrive through prayer.
Karen
Missed your "voice", Mary! I know how hard it is to feel confused about these things. I pray the Lord gives you clear direction and peace as you seek Him!
Dear Mary, a little "older sis" or should I say "motherly" advice–
Oswald Chambers says, "Just do the next thing." As long as you are seeking Jesus, don't be concerned about trying to discern what it is you are supposed to do. Your steps will be ordered by the Lord–and there is so much less stress than trying to "figure it all out."
I will be praying for you that you get everything done that really NEEDS to be done and even a little extra, have fun and great fellowship with your company, get the church work taken care of–and enjoy your hubby!
Love you dearly,
Dianne
I get overwhelmed very easily when I have too much on my plate so I can well understand where you are coming from. When I feel like this I "dump it in the Lord's lap" and ask for his help sorting it out. At times He may even want us to let go of a few things – or at least for me this seems to be the case.
I will pray for you, Mary 🙂
Praying for you.
praying for you, Mary.