March 12, 2014
I always worry after being gone so long and missing my journal time that maybe I'm going to fall off of doing it diligently again and it'll be months - maybe even years - before I start again... But it's always such a relief when I do come back to it and find myself home again.
Little Apple is certainly relieved. She has missed the extra cuddle time and was waiting eagerly for me to sit on the couch and start. She immediately crawled into my lap - curled up in her little "lima bean" and breathed a sigh of "at last!"
Funny how accurately that depicts how I feel right now...
The days lately have been decidedly spring-ish - for which I am incredibly grateful. I think tomorrow may bring a snap of cold - but I'm hoping that Spring will persist and override it like a bump in the road.
Jason got the job and starts in April - and 2014 continues to steadily march on with many new beginnings - which I feel I am already falling behind on!
A quarter of the year gone... Time flows by so quickly it's hard to catch my breath.
For now it's good to cuddle with my sweet little gift of a pupdog and rest in Your Word - trying to lay the burdens of my life before You in trust in Your timing - Your wisdom - Your plan.
Psalm 105
I love how the Israelites recounted all that You had accomplished in their nation - from the very beginning until their present moment... I'v often thought it would be neat to do that - Recount all that You had accomplished in my life. I suppose that is what our testimonies are all about: Bearing witness to the fruit and evidence of Your work in our lives.
"Seek the Lord and his strength;
Seek his presence continually!" (v.4)
Like armor on the soul...
Sleepy... having a hard time concentrating.
I was thinking about the plagues on Egypt and wondering - why the plagues? Why harden Pharaoh's heart and have all of that happen?
We often see the deliverance out of Egypt as a picture for our deliverance out of captivity to sin - our slave master... But it's interesting to think of that in context of the plagues...
Was it part of that picture? Or to prove that You could to the Israelites so that they would never forget? To prove to the nations that You were supreme and calling Israel out and apart as a separate nation?
Maybe all of the above and reasons I can't see...
It's just hard to read all that happened and not feel sorry for the Egyptians...
Agh... so sleepy...
I think I better rest a little... brain is still groggy and this hour difference from daylight savings I still haven't caught up to yet...
Lord - I pray that my life would be wrapped around seeking Your presence continually - always - no matter the circumstance. Help me Father to keep looking.
Amen.
