Proverbs 10:28 a
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
I am enjoying this spring. The early warmer than usual has Missouri blooming it's finest. The daffodils are proudly displaying their beauty. They remind me of proper ladies-in-waiting. I still have not planted any in my yard and I have been here four years~ I am adding that to my October to-do list.
Why?~ Because planting those dry~ dead bulbs in October does not seem appealing to me. But each spring I wish I had. I sort of feel like a daffodil right now in life. Certain experiences leave us feeling dry and dead ~just like bulbs in wintertime. I have had some occasions here lately that have drained the life from me. Last week a close friend was told the Doctors think she has lymphoma~ please pray for my friend~ Lavita. And still there isn't a day that goes by that a tear does not slip from my eyes with the loss of my father. If you live long enough there will be those calls that forever change our lives. Such occasions make painful memories of situations beyond our control.
But Praise God~ the resurrection of our suffering Saviour proclaims the power of the Holy Spirit to bring new life out of death itself.
So we wait and we hope. By God's grace we start to feel alive again and feel more like ourselves. Grandchildren arrive~ new friends become dear friends. Through the tears God takes us down new paths and before we know it our journey has once again turned to joy.
Bad things happen to good people. That is just a hard fact of the curse~ look at Job, Jesus, and Paul along with many other great Christians down through the ages. My sweet friend Lavita~ said, "It will be okay~ if I go to Heaven before you I am the lucky one." Now I am praying that is not the case. Please pray for her healing~ she is just the sweetest person I know.
The book of Proverbs reminds us that the godly have hope. I am so very thankful for that hope.
We persevere in spite of our circumstances knowing that God will always walk with us through the difficult days.
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