In all the ruckus of a busy world – how do I stay with you? How do I serve my family well? How do I love and honor and connect? Love. It is a big plate and yet you mound it with your steaming, delicious, gravy covered provision (seeing a Thanksgiving plate) and is that it – the Thanksgiving? Thanking you in All. Always pointing to you. Always seeing you. Always longing to hear you. Always. Choosing rest over do. Choosing trust and faith over fear and worry. Choosing love over judgment. Choosing mercy and forgiveness. Choosing you. Your way through the minefield of the day. One day at a time.
Thanking you today for our roof and our family under it. Such a big bold provision that I overlook sometimes for a full fridge and cupboard, Lord. For heat and hot water and windows that hold in the warm and hold out the cold. Lord. Your way. For green bananas that turn yellow Lord. Your way. For sniffles and snuggles as I watch the morning ritual. Your way. Help me not to take any of it for granted. To be in deep thankfulness and appreciation. To spear the thoughts that aren’t from you with love. To love strong and love well. To love. To be peace and joy. To be soft and settled. To be sharp and steady, not dull and shifting.
Lord, I pray for your way today. Your words. Your thoughts. You Lord. More Lord. Thank you for all you are and all you are doing in this time to bring more of your glory. I pray for… (named much and many). Lord, I say yes and amen to your plans – whatever it looks like Lord – I want to see you, Lord.
God (G) – Lightly. Step lightly with me. Hold my hand and come.
Beth (B) – Yes Lord
G – Trembling
B – Yes Lord
G – In the weight of my glory
B – Yes Lord – I choose you Lord – your way
G – Be soft, gentle, kind, share, reveal, sleepy
B – ? what ?
G – There is a sleeping giant within
B – Yes Lord – what?
G – be still and know that I am God
B – Yes Lord –
G – It is well with your soul
B – Yes Lord
G – settled with me – keep settling and you will sleep well – there is a place in your heart that needs rest and I offer it all to you –
B – yes Lord – what Lord?
G – settled – be settled with the weight of me like the Sleeping Giant – unmovable, unflappable, unshakeable faith that surpasses all, it is yours – you choose in all things, with all people, in all places – it is yours.
B – Yes Lord – that is magnificent – yes Lord. I choose you in every way – show me your more. I want this in every way. It amazes me that Thursday is my 20th anniversary of “yes Lord” – and the places we have been. Thank you, Lord, for your all, no holding back – I release all my places – hidden and seen – to you – for your glory Lord. Show me your glory. Unflappable Lord. Yes Lord.
Excerpt from Truth In Hard Places