Anyone old enough to remember The
Golden Girls …if so …picture this:
December 28, 2013. Small
town USA. Single Mom –had pushed thru holidays though she dearly
missed her deceased Mother, stressed over finances and all her buttons
were being pushed by 2 small children. She could not muster
the energy on this cold rainy morning to attend church. Her
children had begged and pleaded for the maple flavored mini pancakes that had
been purchased. Yet this morning – they refused to eat them.
RED!! I was seeing RED – have you
been there before?
I quickly packed up the uneaten
breakfast. Loaded up my children and myself (all still in pajamas)
and drove off in the down pour of rain for an early start to the weekly Sunday
visit with their Dad. The 20 minute ride allowed the hopelessness to take an
even tighter hold on me. Once my children were safely inside I
turned the car around and headed home. I barely started my trek
back when the tears began to roll down my cheeks. I felt
alone. I felt overwhelmed with life. Tear stained face,
nonstop rain drops on the windshield and me crying out I NEED HELP …I NEED
HELP! Out of nowhere a voice came through loud and
clear: I am with you my child.
Yes I did pause and look
around my car as if to say ….did anyone else hear that …there is no one
in here with me …right? I was not afraid of the voice. It comforted
me. At that very moment the weight I was carrying was lifted.
Praise God for each and every time we think He has forgotten us or is not
listening to us – He proves us wrong. I think more often than not
God is speaking but the problem is we are not listening.
Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am
with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this
land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.
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