In one week my sweet Sally Faye was on death's doorstep in the ICU, I started a new work adventure, I mourned leaving some of the best colleagues I have ever worked with, I was blessed to remember how wonderful my professional mentor is and why the leap of faith was so worth it, I got to spend precious moments welcoming home one of my favorite people on the planet with one of my sisters from another mister, and on top of all of that both of my sisters poured into me when I should have been pouring into them. I would say that I have packed a lot in this little week....and I couldn't ask for more...my cup runneth over and over and over. My goodness just writing that makes my mind spin. My God is so good. He is the perfect teacher and when we are obedient and still and walk the path He has so perfectly designed for us we are blessed beyond measure.
Today I sat in church and listened to my pastor speak words to my heart directly from my Lord. The words that were spoken today were exactly what He knew I needed to hear. They were raw and poignant. They cut to the heart of my struggle and added the sweet taste of redemption and truth that only my God can bring. We are not meant to do this alone. We are not meant to walk aimlessly along some benign path. We are meant to do this life in community and the harder and messier it is the more beautiful it is for His glory. All the winding, all the stops and go's, are always meant to glorify Him. I couldn't do this life without Him and without my people that He has so strategically placed in my life.
On day one of my new work adventure the woman that I have come to regard as my mentor and truly my God send gave me the beautiful card in this picture. The words that she wrote are private and meant to bless my soul so I won't share them...I need to keep them for me...but I will say that they meant more than I could ever express to her. She had the audacity to thank me...thank me for what...for being obedient and knowing that she is a God send and that the Lord placed her in my life exactly when He knew I would need her, only to reappear in a big way when I needed her more than ever. Well news flash, I have been thanking my sweet Lord for her for a long time and nothing will ever change about that. She truly knows my heart and has my best interest in mind. She knows the Lord and lives according to His purpose and I am so blessed to have her in my life. She wouldn't have it any other way so for all of this I will give Him the glory.
I will praise Him even when the times were hard and I was questioning all that was ahead of me. I will praise Him when there are words and thoughts filling my mind that I know are not of Him. I will praise Him when He gives me people in my life that love me...more importantly love Him...and speak truth to my soul. God is so good...ALL OF THE TIME!
I know that the path on this card may not always be what I expected, but it will always be perfect because I am His and He will ALWAYS be my navigational beacon!
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