Windy... windy... here in Ludington on the Lake Michigan shoreline! We got up this morning, packed up some breakfast & went down to the lake to check out the big waves & have a "picnic". Gorgeous & terrifying all at the same time!
It is also a little “flakey” here in Ludington today! And of course the
complaining has started on social media! I love the season changes… if I didn’t
I would not live in Michigan! If we don’t have winter then we will never get to
springtime! If the season of dying off never comes then we would not have new
life! No matter where we are in life’s circumstances we have to have the time
of letting things… well, die, for lack of a better word.
One of the great things of life is you never stop learning! One of the
crumby things of life is… you never stop having to learn! I will admit… I have
been going through some rough waters lately! I love to plan! I love to feel
secure! I love to know how things work & how thing will work out! So right
now I am in a big stage of really learning what it means to live by faith! I
can talk a good story & I can encourage people with the words, “Walk by
faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7) It is always easier to say it than do
it!
I was having a long, tearful conversation with my hubby about the
unknowns of our situation… his being unemployed, trying to start a new
business, & the B&B’s slow season. I told him I have a heart to be
obedient, but I just need to know what it is I’m supposed to be doing! I don’t
even know the question, so how can I know the answer at this point!!! My wise
hubby said, “It is taking it one step at a time & making sure to praise God
at every step!” So now what I am learning is to remember to praise God! It is my
heart of gratitude that will change my attitude!
In Hebrews 11: 1 it says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen.” I know where my hope lies… if I can
trust God with my soul… can’t I trust Him for my circumstance??? I love that in
verse 3 of this chapter, it goes on to talk about how the whole earth &
universe, all that we can see, was created by God, who we can’t see! Wow! The
vastness of His power! Just thinking about that puts peace in my heart!
Praising Him!
