October 2008
Monthly Archive
Wondering!
Posted by Paul on 06 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Coffee Thoughts, Encouragement, Hope, Ponderings
Some of you have been wondering what is going on.
Why have I not been writing or posting.
Over the last couple of months I have been dealing with a lot of increased physical pain, as a result of the surgeries I went through for cancer, pain that was distracting, that never seems to go away.
My sister’s illness!
My family, my children and grand-children moving back to Texas, so many things.
I began to take my eyes off my Father, off my Lord, and tried to figure out things on my own and yes I know, it can’t be done, but none the less I tried!
Slowly my strength, my hope, my trust receded to the background and for a very short time I tried walking in my own strength.
It is only when I came to the Father from my time of wandering, of yielding to Him, allowing the Holy Spirit to open my heart to the Father, to realize it is no longer I that lives, but Christ that lives in me, that I began to breathe again, to have life, to have hope again, hope that was always there, even though it was a small thread, that small flame that was flickering began to grow brighter.
That hope began to consume the fear, the pain, the loneliness, the despair!
As we partake of the life that has been given us through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we become those candles, those lights, that are scattered throughout the land that will shine forth, beacons of hope in the midst of darkness, that will draw others to want to know, truly know that strength, that hope that we have, too!
Till later,
Paul
