Over the past 8 weeks, life for the people closest to me, including family and close friends, has been pretty rough. I have spent hours - literally - praying for peace in their lives. As the old saying goes, "Peace is not the absence of conflict, but it is the presence of God." That is what I have prayed for. In my human hands, I hold no ability to change the situations, or to change the outcomes. And heaven knows, if I could, I sure would for every one of them. But in the midst of them, I pray for peace.
I have several friends who read the blog, and some who don't. Or forget about it frequently. To my family and friends who have had a rough time these past weeks and months - and you know who you are.....if I could, I really would change the circumstances. It seems like it just kinda hit everybody at once. I could sit right here and write out a list that would just make my human mind feel totally helpless! But even more than that feel HOPELESS! I read a quote yesterday that said, "Faith is not believing that God can, but believing that God will!!" I don't know how God plans to work out each of these circumstances, but I know he can and WILL! Maybe not exactly the way we figured it out, but actually better than that!!
So, while the view of the end is still either unseen or a little foggy, from the friend side of the picture, this is for you......
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Oh, the song is good, and what you said poured in the oil and the wine, thank you! Time is not the healer, God is, and He uses HIS presence primarily, but HIS word, and words that honor Him to bind up the brokenhearted, and then allow them to walk in freedom. Thank you, sweet Anita. You have a new ministry, sister!
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