I spent my teen years living in a suburb of Denver where the mountains marked west and you didn’t need a compass or GPS to get around.
It never occurred to me that the mountains might crumble or that I might wake one morning to find them somewhere else.
They were steady, sure and absolutely dependable.
When I moved to Pittsburgh and was forced to navigate without mountains to guide me, I found it easy to get lost (and I got lost a LOT in the first few months!).
The landmarks I had depended on were gone.
That’s what it felt like when I received the awful news.
In the first shock of death everything that has seemed most dependable had given way. Mountains were falling, the earth was reeling. In such a time it is a profound comfort to know that although all things seem to be shaken, one thing is not: God is not shaken … the thing that is most important is to do what the psalmist does later, to be ‘still’ and know that God is God. God is God whether we recognize it or not. But it comforts us and infuses strength into our faltering spirits to rest on that truth.
~Elisabeth Elliot
The earth beneath me gave way. I was falling.
But God…
When my heart was shattered, my hope hanging on by a thread, the Spirit of God brought truth to mind and gave me the strength to hold on.
I trust God’s Word and His character, even when I don’t understand what He is doing.
His faithful love endures forever.
I can depend on that.
No matter what.
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I remember the moment my husband came barreling into my friend’s house. I took one look at him and I asked “Who?” My son survived a self-inflicted gunshot to his chest a year and a half before this day. His whole life turned around after that and he,was finally happy and hopeful. When my husband said “Travis.” I was so confused, Why would God take him after giving us the miracle of him surving that gunshot? I know now that he still had work to do and it wasn’t his time yet. I still have trouble with my “foundation,” but I know God is still with me. I have days that I am shaken deep in my soul, but thankfully it doesn’t last long. I hold tight to my faith, even when I feel forsaken.
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A lovely thought to start my day Melanie.
I like the hymn “Be still, sn know I am with you” thr 2nd verse
You fear the might may be fading,
you fear you’ll lose your way.
Be still, and know I am nesr you.
I’ll lead you to to the day and yhe sun.
Anne Conway
I shall be singing this all day now and as I do I shall think of you 😊
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Thank you for sharing that hymn. I often find myself humming hymns or praise songs as I go about my work. The music left me for nearly two years but it’s back now. A welcome companion. ❤
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This is wonderful.
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Would you like to join a new social network and promote your blog there?
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No thank you. I write for a very specific audience and am content sharing with them.
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You can share any photo or video Not specifically your content. It’s not a blog.
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