Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Peace, Trust and Contentment

I have found, especially since the start of this journey, that I need daily reminders of God's goodness and those reminders usually come from my time spent with Him early in the mornings. When I squander that time on other things, I usually find that I have cheated myself for the rest of the day. When I am restless and in an unsettled state of mind, I need to be grounded again in what I know to be true.
Today I am unsettled. Perhaps it's because my treatment begins again tomorrow. Perhaps it's because of decisions that need to be made. But whatever the reason, it's not a pleasant state in which to be. I take great comfort knowing that while my mind and mood swing here and there, God's truths remain constant, and today the truth on which I will depend is put so well by Sarah Young:
"Trust Me in every detail of your life. Nothing is random in My kingdom.....
Instead of trying to analyze the intricacies of the pattern, focus your energy on trusting Me and thanking Me at all times..."-Sarah Young (Jesus Calling).
I love it when that happens. An unsettled mind (mine) is settled in a matter of minutes by seeking the mind of another (His).
Simplistic, but oh so profound.

"But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.
He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." Jeremiah 17:7,8 (NIV).

On the health front:
Please pray for peace, trust and contentment as I begin the final phase of treatment tomorrow.

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