Hurrying home this afternoon with a mental “to do” list, my husband called and asked me if I would like to go out on the boat. I paused only briefly before agreeing to do so. That might not sound like a big deal but ask anyone who knows me well… there was a time when I would have struggled with the change of plans. I would have allowed responsibilities to win out. I would have felt like I had to do other “more important” things.
As I’ve grown older and hopefully a little wiser… I’ve realized that some things we think are important may actually kept us from what is. There will always be work to do but there may not always be a warm September evening, a pontoon boat and a beautiful lake to enjoy with my man. I am beyond grateful that I chose the latter. It was a perfect evening. Batteries are now recharged and memories made.

It’s 4 AM as I write this and I’m eating cold pizza because, well… I comfort myself with food when life gets hard and… yesterday was hard. You know! It was that kind a day that leaves you feeling used and abused. Somehow everything that’s important gets lost in the daily demands and workload of life! And when you sprinkle in thoughtlessness and folks being unkind (which seems epidemic) you have a day which has you up at night eating cold pizza and trying to sort it all out. We all have our struggles, don’t we? We all fight the fight in this life to hold to what is good and praiseworthy and live with purpose instead of just surviving. It’s hard, sometimes really hard, to keep our chins up and press on. But we do not do what we do in this life simply for others or even for ourselves! We live and serve “as unto the Lord!” Colossians 3:23-24. He is truly the God “who sees” and knows all things. He is my vindicator. He is my strength. There is righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit and He has “not given me a spirit of fear but of love and soundness of mind.” These are just a few of His precious promises! My heroine of the faith, Corrie tenBoom would fondly say about God’s promises that, “He must do them!” Yes! He must! Why? Because He says He will! You are never without hope my friend. No matter what life may throw your way. Jesus sees and hears and will show you how to walk in this broken world.