SHINE

Somehow I feel at a loss for words. I'm trying not to allow the enormity of the unknown, in every aspect of our life, get in the way of the truth that I know. The truth that I KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Lord has everything in place and is working things out for his plan to unfold. My job now is to be obedient to his leadings. To praise him in the midst of everything unknown and rejoice in the future plans that he will unfold, in his time. That is the truth that I know. I was just sharing this with Tim, but also shared "I know that God has us but I cannot gloss over the fact that I'm scared too." I don't want to pretend that I've got it all together. Reality is that I daily have to call out to Jesus for his strength. I cannot imagine going through this without that.

So we pack - again! I don't know if God will ever "settle" us in one place. I thought we could have been here until we retire. Good lesson in not making our own plans.

I was just telling Tim that blogging today was kind of blah. Then these words came out. "Somehow I feel just me, I don't want to be just me but Christ in me. It is the Spirit of Christ that I want to shine through. Even though I know I have the Spirit of Christ in me I don't want just me to be what I and others see, but the Spirit of Christ that is within me, that is what I want to shine." I stopped and knew I needed to share this. I can do all I want in this world and in our stuff in life but if I am doing this being just me, everything will be fruitless. It is when we allow the Spirit of Christ to shine through us that we will shine. May that Spirit shine in me and in each of you. Remember, if you don't know Jesus, just stop what you are doing, ask Jesus to come into your heart (he did die on the cross to take away your sins, all of them.) The Spirit of Christ will come. That is a promise. If you know Jesus but just don't "feel it" - cry out to him and ask for his presence within you. In you and around you.

May the peace of Christ be with each of us.