Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know what I'm talking about....the kind that everyday seems to hold some unexpected, unpleasant surprise. Well, I've had one this week. Hope's biopsy reports were not what we had wished for, she has the early stages of melanoma on her leg. She will have to have a deep tissue cut made to ensure that all the cancer is removed. Hope took it like a trooper. No tears, no "why me?", no "that's not fair", just matter of fact questions and an accepting spirit. I didn't question why either, instead I praised the Lord for letting us find it early. How gracious He is.
I got news Sunday night that my cousin whom I always thought of as an Aunt had lost her husband suddenly. There isn't a more giving person on this earth than my cousin Shela and I felt so sad for her loss and for the fact that I couldn't even be there to show my respect for her during this very difficult time.
Then I find out that Hannah and Brian are "taking a break"......what that exactly entails I'm not sure but it has left her sad and me feeling "out of the loop". Do you parents of teenagers know what I'm talking about. You just get the feeling that they are telling everyone else the details, all of them....but with you......just some of the details.....you keep waiting and wishing for a Paul Harvey moment when you'll hear "the REST of the story".
Then there's this relationship I've been working on that I thought I was making progress on only to feel like today, I've made no progress. I keep trying to reach out to this person but she is really hard for me to understand. So back to my knees to pray some more about that one.
I heard someone say one time that you never pour concrete in the rain. How true. You always want pretty days to pour the concrete so that it will set up well and be the firm foundation it was meant to be. If you do, then it will last for decades. That is what I've done in my spiritual life. I poured the concrete of the truth of the Word when it was sunny so that when days come that feel very cloudy and stormy, I can stand on the firm foundation of what I know to be truth. That's what I've had to do this week. For instance, Romans 8:28 still exists and is still true. I do KNOW that ALL things work together for good......and Jeremiah 33:3 wasn't just for Jeremiah....I too can call on Jesus and He WILL answer ME...little ole' me and show ME great and mighty things which I knowest not. Oh and we can't forget Philippians 4:4 REJOICE in the Lord always and AGAIN I say REJOICE! And then there's Psalm 37 the "Fret Not" chapter...don't worry Lora....trust instead! And Psalm 56:3 What time I am afraid I will trust in thee. And so many more!!!! You see the scriptures are not just black words on white paper to me, they are the reason I live! They are a way of dealing with life. My blueprint for how to live my life victoriously on this earth! I don't want to try to define my faith, I want my faith to define ME!! I want to handle worry, stress and disappointment differently because of the relationship I have with Jesus. As I was praying yesterday morning in my prayer corner in my bedroom at my chair, I remember saying "Lord I don't know what tomorrow holds, or the day after tomorrow or next week or next month; but I do know that YOU hold them all! And how reassuring it is to know that I know Him.
I'm just going to keep rolling with the punches. After all, if I get knocked down, God's word says he's the Lifter up of our head! Thank you Jesus!!!
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