Happy Friday morning to each of you, our weather was brutal last night and 2 of my dear friends were involved in car accidents. 1 friend and my two oldest "G~babes", they are all okay, just a bit sore but praising God okay, the other I am just hearing about, has been transferred to a hospital and the reports I am hearing was ejected from her vehicle and has a broken back. I don't have a lot of information as of yet but am asking for fervent prayers for her if you would all be so kind.
In prayer this morning my mind was racing a mile a minute as I wait for news on a friend who was in a bad car accident last night. I pray that she will be okay and that God is holding her in his loving hands taking the pain she must be in. I prayed for another friend, also in a car accident last evening that she and her daughters not be suffering much pain this morning and that they have no underlying damage. I continue to pray for all the ones who have come with prayer request to me. I pray for each of you for peace in your hearts, calm in your minds, comfort in your bodies and the greatest prayer of all for love to be in all that you do and all that you are. In the name of Jesus Christ I ask for favor, mercy and healing. Amen
Everyday I have to sit and hear the small still voice, as validation that everything will be okay. If you ever feel like all is caving in on you...He is waiting for you to take quiet time and listen...
The Small Still Voice
It was a sunny, Spring day, but that was lost on me. In my mind a thousand concerns and worries were racing around and around. Looking back now I can’t for the life of me remember a single one of them. In the days that followed like most worries they all either faded or amounted to nothing. At the time, though, they seemed like they were going to wreck my life. I had even foolishly taken the day off work so I could spend more time on my worrying. I couldn’t think. I couldn’t relax. I couldn’t even sit still.
Hoping to clear my head I drove to a local lake that had a graveled path around it. As I walked along my brain continued to race. Halfway around I stopped at a small bench and sat down. My legs weren’t tired, but my brain was exhausted.
After sitting a few minutes I just let go and stopped thinking. I listened to the gentle music of the birds singing their love songs in the trees. I watched as the sun sparkled and danced off the crystal clear waves of the lake. I noticed the first wild flowers of Spring growing towards the light. I breathed in the fresh, clean air. I felt at peace for the first time all day. It was then that I heard the small, still voice of God whispering in my mind. "What are you so worried about?," He said. "I have loved you since the day you were born. I love you now. And I will continue to love you forever." I stayed happily there on that bench for a long time. And when I finally left I took the peace and love with me. I remember singing childhood hymns as I half walked and half danced the rest of the way around the lake. It felt so good knowing that I was loved.
The next time that the foolish voices of worry start chattering in your head, tell them to shut up. Then sit down, be quiet, and listen for the small, still voice of God. He will be there waiting to love you, to guide you, to strengthen you, and to bless you with His peace forever.
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