Because I am fine.
- I am safe.
- My kids and I are healthy.
- We have family and friends who are praying for us.
- We have a place to lay our heads and food to eat.
- We are with family.
- I have a God who goes ahead and behind us. He never leaves us or forsakes us.
- God is sovereign and has a plan for our summer.
- I am slightly in denial that I am here and not there.
- We have plans with friends and family that feel like an added bonus since we weren't suppose to be back for another two year.
- God is closest in the unknowns.
- I am hurting. We left the place I most consider home.
- I am frustrated since we felt like we had just arrived back in Central Asia and then had to leave.
- At the airport waiting to leave, I had to restrain the tears that just wanted to fall and ended up laughing instead.
- I don't like being away from my husband. It's harder to communicate, and I just want to be there to take care of him.
- I am not ready to be a nomad for the summer.
- I am sad about the opportunities for the summer I had to leave behind.
- There are a lot of unknowns in the next few months that I am trying to give to God but it can be hard.
Right now, I am not so sure if I can verbally share how I am doing. I still need time to pray and process. So if you ask me how I really am, I may tell you but then again you may have to settle for the "I am fine" answer at least for now that is.
Dear God, Each day you want to know how we are doing. You know if we are fine or not so fine. You know the good and the bad. In your word, it says that you use us to help comfort and be there for those around us. Give me the wisdom and insight to listen to how others are doing. Help me to really ask how those around me are doing. May I really listen to their words so that they are heard and loved. May they feel free to share. Amen
3 comments:
I can imagine how you are feeling, and I know you are having ups and downs. I'll just pray for you in the ways that hit me on a given day, whether you can express how you are or not!
Praying for you even now!
Dear friend thank you for your prayers. TJ
Looking back I can sometimes see how God used uncertainty and even distress to humble me and to prompt me to seek Him more. I still don't relish uncertainty and distress, but I do cherish the way He responds to my seeking Him. He is as close as the mention of His name... Papaw
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