Situations beyond my control

Part of my aim in this blog is to take what happens to us in this life through the eyes of my natural man or woman and refocus my spiritual vision , if you will , to that of the way Christ would have me see things . One of my major struggles as a young Christian , that went on for years , was that I felt that God would ease my life would provide a path , although narrow , would still be a path that was successful or at least partially so . How little did I realize that truly as in Psalm 119 read, verse 10 " … you pushed me violently that I might fall , but the Lord helped me, the Lord is my strength and song , and he has become my salvation . "

 I have realized over the years that I cannot do this on my own , I cannot be a mother , a wife , a homeschooling mother , a nurse , or really anything else without the Lord . Yes I may have success but it is temporary and fleeting , the Lord with me enables me strengthens me and ultimately I walk away reflecting on the situation with great joy and peace seeing what the Lord has done , even in the midst of a terrible situation . Situations where for instance our children made other decisions that we didn't want them to make for life just suddenly changed on us leaving us questioning God's plan questioning decisions that we've made that seemed to be God's leading , and we ask were they ? But when I wait upon the Lord I can answer with great peace in my heart knowing that even if I didn't hear the Lord correctly I can now just give that situation to him and he will help me through it . It may not be the way I wanted it to be , but the Lord knows I needed it to draw closer to him to cast my cares on him because he cares for me .

Mission Field

All of life in Christ is a mission field.  Every where I go I must prepare my heart for the challenges that face me as I move along this path of life.  Some say, we are seeking God, but scripture tells us that we are not seeking after God but really seeking for our own self preservation.  My mission field has been, up to now, my family and raising my 4 children.  I have prayed for each of their salvations and for Jesus to do whatever it takes so that they know Him.  Our situations have not always been comfortable and easy, but the Lord came first.  We laugh over the years of homeschool when I over focused on devotions, trying to help them see how special they are to the Lord.  I wanted them, above all, to know the Love of Christ, that will win them and guide them through any situation they will face in their life.  This is the ultimate importance, that our children learn the love that will sustain them, guide them, and ultimately they will fall back on while moving on this path of life.

We recently returned from my first distant missions trip.  I was filled with a sense of awe how people in this distant land want the same for their children in their little church.  Love, joy, peace, kindness, mercy and grace.  We are all seeking that in our hearts, every day.  This is what Christ does, giving us this fruit that overflows in our hearts and we may go and share it whereever our mission field is today.