it's not unpleasant.......just different and foreign to us
we quite possibly have been there before, but for God's reasons alone, He has placed us there
it's a funny thing how others can see us upon it, but we are 'in our own world' just trying to figure out what to do
we might fight it......because it is bigger than us
to truly understand that it is bigger and stronger than we are takes discernment
at that could very well be jumping down back where we are comfortable......but we will never look upon that time in our life the same........that we will grow from it.....become acutely aware of whatever it is that the Almighty wants us to be aware of
finding the discernment in what God is speaking to us truly means we need to remove ourselves from this world
it doesn't take a lot of talk
it takes a lot of prayer and understanding
where do we get this understanding? who are we to know what is right and what is wrong?
deep prayer yes....well, maybe........but knowledge is far greater
come to know and understand what is most important in your life
through reading, quiet thoughts and living a virtuous life
we might not always land on our feet through times like these, but we heal and get toughened by it......and that's a good thing........a thing to rejoice in...........
I needed this. today. this morning. I needed to read this. oh how perfect God's timing is, and oh how wonderful that He used you to show me.
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Thanks for making me smile today! Beautiful message......Have a blessed week! Roxie
ReplyDeleteDear AnnaMarie! I loooove your photos! Your cat is so sweet on the horseback! Very beautiful photos! Thanks! I wish you and your family a wonderful week! With love, Geli
ReplyDeleteWell said...Thank you for the wise words and timely pictures.
ReplyDeleteNicely said..thank you for words to the heart that I can reflect on and love the pictures.
ReplyDeleteLovely post! glad to see you back on here. I had been looking for you this past week. Going through withdrawal ;) Cat on horseback is priceless!
ReplyDeleteSweet kitty perhaps out of his comfort zone, which happens to us all from time to time. Prayer helps us in those times, I agree.
ReplyDeleteRight now, I am in the middle of looking to the Lord for guidance in a confusing matter. It seems to me that, He is steering the hearts of my husband and I in a direction we didn't expect. When things become a bit muddled and we start grasping at where we are and what we ought to be doing, then, I remember that His word is a guide and through the reading of it, He will guide us in the direction He wants us to go. And praying to keep in touch with the Lord is certainly important and beneficial to the souls of His people. I had to smile at your kitty on the horse : )
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ReplyDeleteI know that this post is not supposed to be literal. (Love the photos, though). And yet, it is so perfectly connected to my life at the present. I took a bad fall yesterday. A truly physical fall off the top of the porch fall. I did not land on my feet - or catch my fall at all. I landed in a heap on the concrete. My 37 year old body feels at least twice its age today. Bones seem misplaced. Muscles are certainly tweaked. But I am not broken. Everything that has happened in my life so far has shown me that everything happens for a reason. Instead of running around on pointless errands this morning, I sit in a chair and catch up on reading blogs that I love. Reading your blog always feels like sitting on a sofa in your home drinking tea and chatting with an old friend. You have a gift of making people at ease and comforted. I needed that this morning. If this fall's purpose was to slow down, its point is made. And reading your posts help me have some clarity and settle my restlessness. :)
ReplyDeleteDid you write this for me? Thank you.
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