Hey, dear friends! Last night was another Wednesday, another gathering with our youth.
We managed a little pizza making, a bit of fun, a precious piece of worship, and a life-giving morsel of challenge to persevere in walking upright and in gratitude with the Lord.
And, for myself, I even experienced a slight expansion of tolerance for some of the situations weighing so heavily on me.
It’s not major shifts in my world or circumstances, but, rather, a step by step sort of journey, as I highly suspected it would be. In other words, God is beginning to move as I begin to allow His hand on me in this season of rebirth. A few words of pondering on the process…
The Better Ground
It’s a tough and a tender surrender,
A slow ache in the soul
Of the careful pretender.
Yet, there is a deeper goodness to be
Found
As I learn my Keeper always guides to
The better ground.
Not to say there is a sudden absence
Of pain in the climb
Nor that I don’t weary of
Drumming rain and the dull drag of
Time.
But, as He ministers lifebread along
The way,
Calling out both rest’s sweet
Deliverance
And the urge to seek the crest
With feet of forebearance,
I am gratefully discovering
I am sustained yet another day….
May we each allow the Lord to keep us and guide us in the climb. And may we seek both the perseverance and the gratitude needed. Blessings and prayers, dear friends! Thanks for reading! ❤
“Sustained”. It’s a huge word in our journey. God’s grip – Alan
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Yes, indeed! Thanks, Alan! Blessings!
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Jesus is with us every step of the way on the path, on the climb, in life. Jesus loves you little sister
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Amen! Thanks, dear brother! He loves you, too! 🙂
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Perseverance and gratitude, yes, may we seek them as we daily walk with God and cling on to Him everyday.
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Amen! Thank you, Manu! Blessings! ❤
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Thanks for sharing this poem, Marisa. Yes, sometimes we don’t even realize, as we plod along day by day, trusting the Lord, that we are making any progress, until we look back and see how far we’ve come.
“Sometimes it’s good to look back down.
We’ve come so far, we’ve gained such ground.
But joy is not in where we’ve been.
Joy is Who’s waiting at the end.” – Petra, “Road to Zion”
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Oh, Annie! One of my all-time favorite Petra songs! Thank you for that, as well as your reading and your encouragement! That means so much to me! Blessings! ❤
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I didn’t know how many people actually remember Petra, but I loved them, and their music was always on my Walkman (remember those?!) giving me energy on my daily runs. 🙂
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Aww, yes! My brother and I shared a Walkman! We also would do pretend concerts to our Petra albums. 🙂
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Definitely going to follow your blog!
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Hi! I just now rescued this from my spam. Thank you and welcome! Blessings to you! 😊
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“It’s a tough and a tender surrender.” I sure can relate to that! Loved this!
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Thank you so much, Renee! Glad you could relate! ❤
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Welcome🤗
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Let’s be thankful for that progress. x
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Amen! Progress is a very good thing!
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