In The Midst Of This
Father, help me to hear you today!
You know what it is that is going on in my life, the amount of pain that I am feeling physically today and how it also stirs up emotional pain!
Father, I feel so helpless, I see all the I should haves, the why not’s and the how comes in my life, but yet I know that you have been there all the time, always there, but often times I was not listening.
Father, there are times that I lay my head down to rest, wishing that I would just simply wake in your presence.
But your plans are not finished yet, are they?
You have plans, for those that call upon you, in these times of the dark nights of the soul, and they are good plans, even if we cannot see them at the moment and You ask us, to hang on, to trust, to know that out of this, you will create in us a whole heart, a pliable heart, a broken heart, that will simply say, Yes Lord!
Father, in the midst of our pain, let us lift you up and exalt you, that others heart’s might be touched, who are walking this same path, not always understanding but knowing that somehow, when all is said and done, you will be lifted up and we will see that the footsteps that we are walking in, are yours because you have gone before us.
Let the words we write, the pictures we paint and the songs we sing, give hope to others, that we will realize that in the midst of it all, you are here and you won’t ever let go, ever!!
September 27th, 2006 at 02:12
Hi Paul,
You are in my prayers.
September 27th, 2006 at 13:57
Oh Paul…so sorry to hear this. Will ask the Father to touch you and help you with both kinds of pain. Life seems to hold plenty of both doesn’t it? We got to see our grandbabies for a brief time again yesterday and though it was sweet, it was very brief and also some emotional pain as per usual. Also hard to see how the oldest one, now 6, feels the absence of us in his life too…asked me WHY they hardly ever see us…I told him that made me just as sad as it makes him but that I did not know why. I pray that the remarks overheard by his mom will make some difference in the future…we can only hope. I do keep thinking however how even these very hard places must be necessary in getting us to whatever destination the FATHER has planned for us, because as HIS children HE means ALL to bless us somehow…but it is hard to see it while we are in the valley, isn’t it???
September 27th, 2006 at 14:02
Just a brief comment that flashed through my mind as I pushed the “send”…Elizabeth Elliot said, “We accept and thank God for what is given, not allowing the NOT-GIVEN to spoil it.” She also referenced Eph. 5:19-20 with it. In my life, though I do not have the relationships I wish I had with some of the kin, still the LORD has been so very good to put other very undeserved friendships in my life…and as members of HIS body, we are more kin than we are with those we are simply related to anyway. Blessings…keep hanging on and ask God to show you just what HE is doing!!
September 29th, 2006 at 15:27
Pausing to pray for you today, Paul. I so relate to the physical aspects of pain…my condition has flares something fierce lately and I don’t know why. I feel isolated and that people so easily take health for granted. But we must draw on the grace of God, and put our eyes on Him…and your post helps me do that today.
October 3rd, 2006 at 22:17
Hang in there, friend. We love you and are here for you anytime.
October 7th, 2006 at 02:19
Hi Paul, Here’s praying all is better with you. We all have those fears, don’t we? I know The Lord didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but, we sometimes do get scared. We feel alone. But, His Mighty Presence is always in our hearts, and in our spirit. May you always feel His Mighty Touch in your heart and in your life, and may you always smile, if but for a moment. Blessings, my dear friend!
October 8th, 2006 at 20:07
Paul, I’m praying for you. We all love you so much. Keep trusting the Lord and speak your Words of faith. Our Lord is faithful. He provides…, has provided…, and will provide all things in his time. I look forward to the time I can visit you in person. Maybe I can get up there or you can come down here to FL. Again in his time. The Lords will be be done. Do another Video blog when you can. You are a joy to my heart. The Lord bless you abundantly,
David
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