"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope"
~Jer 29:11~
As I settle into bed tonight, I have the most peaceful feeling as I draw my Saturday to a close. It's now 2:00am & technically already Your holy worship day. My heart overflows with gratitude for a long weekend off work, time with my kids, ballgames & birthday parties. I'm thankful for the busy week, the priviledge to pray for others. A thousand things flow thru my mind as pure blessings from Your hand, but 1 stands out most tonight.
You have moved on me to go thru pictures from the past- 36 years of my lifetime, plus my 6 babies' worth. . . NOT a little task. I have every picture that exists from my childhood. Only a limited supply survived my parents divorce & multiple moves, water damage, etc. It's been such a daunting task, I've struggled to follow in obedience. I have to admit I was a little chicken to face emotions that could be connected with pictures from my own divorce, too. It's been quite a process to divide them all into years, weed out the bad, & treasure the good. But You have been so faithful to walk me thru, strengthening me to let go of those past memories that will never be a part of my future again. It's been grate! So liberating to throw away that which brings no joy.
And I'm very amazed at the finished product. Good memories to smile & share. And one message stands clear in the middle of it: You always had a plan. . . . Always. I was never drifting aimlessly thru all I faced. You had it in the blueprints. You were always building something beautiful with the tapestry of my life. . . Those things stitched together the threads that bind me closer to You, & prepare me for Your promised future for me.
