I’ve been a hermit so long I have forgotten. Failed is actually a more truthful word. In my hurt and disappointment I have failed to look around at others on this journey of life. We are all traveling companions here on this planet. I’ve failed to look deeply into their hurt and disappointed eyes. Eyes that reveal someone is suffering because friends (maybe even family) have rejected and abandoned them. Suffering because even when they try to do right it always seems to turn out wrong. Suffering because God seems so far away when they cry in the night. I’ve failed to care enough to offer the gift of Jesus to another soul in pain like me.
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I open my eyes and I see that even in my darkest moments God’s presence is here, has always been here, to carry me. To carry others if I would only reach out a hand of hope. How can I have been so selfish to have kept this hope, this life, to myself? Oh my God, forgive me for allowing my present, light and momentary sufferings to overshadow the truth that you have promised to never leave or forsake your children.
Please pray with and for me as I continue to venture out of my
hermit cottage. The “Stepping Up” Bible study has ended but my pilgrimage continues. Now Father God is calling me to step up and out into another area that has me shaking and quaking all over again. This time, however, the shaking is filled with excitement (and honestly a bit of fear) to see what God will do.
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
Father, use me to serve your grace to others. Here am I Lord, send me, for your glory.
6 comments:
OH, Nancy, I went back and read Shaking and Quaking and I so understand! It's much easier for me to stay in my comfort zone too. Bless you for taking this journey of courage. What I have found when I step out in faith this way is that God is faithful. He always helps me to forget myself.
I'll be praying for you in your Stepping OUt!
Laura - Thank you so much. So awesome we serve a faithful God!
I found you over at Dianne's and followed the trail to Treasures of Darkness. Isn't it wonderful to see the Lord at work and know that He is guiding. That in itself is such comfort and assurance, that you are seeking. It is amazing to see how HE redirects our lives in different seasons.
~Karen
Karen, welcome and thanks for stopping by. Knowing He is directing our path is truly an amazing assurance. Blessings!
I added myself to follow your blog. You are more than welcome to visit mine and become a follower if you want to.
God Bless You :-)
~Ron
Nancy...I can SO relate. I posted about gifts today...I wonder WHAT I am supposed to be doing. Thanks for a wonderful post and I will keep you in my prayers.
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