(I wrote this a while ago. I didn't post it because I didn't want to admit to having a hard time...its been interesting to re-read this. I'm mostly the same, I think, but I've learned a lot... I'm posting for me, mostly as a way of getting over myself...)
I've had a really rough week. There are lots of parts of my life that are up in the air right now, and I don't know how they are going to end up falling...
There are lots of parts of me that are broken right now...parts that are disappointed...parts that are sad...parts that are scared...parts that are anxious...I don't know what to do with them all and it all just becomes a big giant mess...
This is the first time that the verses from Hosea 6 have really hit me.
Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces;
now he will heal us.
He has injured us;
now he will bandage our wounds.
In just a short time he will restore us,
so that we may live in his presence.
Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
God has taken me on quite the journey lately. Things are messed up...there really is no way around it...
God promises to somehow fix things...he says that if I press on to know him better that he'll respond just like dawn breaks the darkness and rain restores the earth...
I think that trust might mean choosing to rest on a promise.
I'm not sure I can hear God very well, but it sounds like he might be asking me if I'll choose to trust him to clean up the mess...
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Its time we had a LATE night movie nigt and a went on runs, and talked alot... and enjoyed stuff...(life maybe). Lets talk about Jesus.
love you Cait and thanks for just beimg there
...i think He is a lot like rain... maybe he will come...
<3
kris
Thanks for sharing. I needed that tonight.
i stoped reading when i saw "bible verse"
Not sure why you're specifically having a hard time, but I'm pretty sure that's not the point of your post. Of course, I've been wrong before!
Sooo, assuming I'm right, my thoughts are more focused on your journey today: what has God been teaching you? How it might compare to my journey and what I'm learning? (of course it always comes back to me) :) Can you share this on your next post?
Regardless of my curiosity and of my request, I do appreciate you taking the time to share with us avid readers and friends.
Oh, and you still owe me some chocolate chip cookies!
You know, Caitlin, that is how I've been feeling a little lately- like things are a mess. Thanks for the verse! I needed that. It is about trusting in His plan, His timing and leaning on Him. I am at fault for thinking I can do it all on my own most of the time. I work on getting better at not doing that so much. It's a daily struggle to ask for help!
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