How has God worked in your life lately?
I know that in my life, He isn’t always “obvious,” but always present, whether I see it or not. Sometimes there is a great moment, that I know is a miracle. Other times it is a simple thing that happens and I realize He is reaching out with a gentle touch. And still other times I don’t see anything at all happening until later, when I can look back and see what He has been doing all along (usually He accomplishes this with me kicking and screaming the entire time, followed by a “ohhhhh, I see it now). I’m sure there are things I will not ever know (until heaven, anyway), because “He will never leave nor forsake me.” What an absolutely fabulous promise.
I’d love to hear what is happening in your life today. Good, Bad or Ugly.
~HW
Lots of whispers, some I have heard, some I probably missed. One that I did hear was around our youngest daughter and her scholastic performance. This has been a battleground in the past, leading to lots of frustration on our part and depression on hers. I got a pretty loud and clear whisper that this year I should just love her, support her, and let her figure it out on her own. We make it clear she is responsible, we remind her to do her homework, but I am not being the hard-ass disciplinarian of years past (because that doesn’t work) and instead am just making sure she knows she’s loved. And the weird thing is, it is working, at least a little. She may still hurt herself in terms of academics this year, but she is not withdrawn and sad, and at the end of the day it is HER that is important, not the freakin’ grades. She’s smart – she’ll figure it out over time.
One place where I wish He was whispering a little louder is on the job front. I could use some guidance there and have invited Him to tell me what to do, but so far, it’s been pretty quiet on that front. Which may just mean I am to figure it out on my own. I sometimes think if you pray and don’t get an answer, the actual answer is, “Do I have to tell you everything? I gave you a brain, now go use it!” I mean, if you invite God to comment and He doesn’t, maybe He’s just letting that “free will” thing do its work.
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Comment by Jim — October 15, 2010 @ 11:10 am
Jim, I missed this! My email was hacked, and I was locked out of it for awhile. I’ve got it back now, and actually switched email addresses, but I missed some things!
I’m so excited about your relationship with your daughter. I’m going to have to think about trying that in some areas with mine. I know when we are hitting heads and I get sooo frustrated, I’m not able to connect with her.
I’ll say a prayer on the job front. I hope you get some answers, but I know what you mean. Sometimes God is just waiting for us. LOL
Comment by HW — November 3, 2010 @ 7:04 am