#trusting is resting

Cracks in the sidewalk

All I saw was the empty pot. Well, it wasn’t empty because there was soil in it, but it was void of greenery. There were no signs of life anywhere in that rich dark soil, and I wasn’t happy about it. I know it was just a plant, but it was a pretty plant that smelled great. It was an herb that I could use to season some of our meals. I mean, I really liked that plant.

That was last summer. The…

“The great need is not to do things, but to believe things.”

~ Oswald Chambers

This quote sure offered a lot of food for thought in my devotion this morning…

I thought about it throughout the day…

Oswald Chambers is not saying that it’s important to slow down and “Just be”, as we often hear these days. (Even though, yeah, I’m sure that’s necessary sometimes.)

But no this quote says so much more.

Seasons’ Greetings

So, for the past few days, I’ve thought about the phrase ‘Season’s Greetings’. But the spin on the phrase has been aand the whole idea of greeting the season –whatever season that we’re in- with arms wide open. And I wrote about how there’s value in every single solitary season…for the farmer who recognizes the necessity of times of growth and harvest then dormant rest, and that there’s value in…

If there is one thing I know, it is that you never know what is around the corner. Thankful I know Who. He goes before us and behind and is right there in the middle of it all. Omni….omni present. Omnipotent. Omniscient. All of which I am so not. Thankful He Is. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you…