Mom Heart Moments #109

Who is God, but the LORD? And who . . . girds me with strength and makes my way blameless? He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me upon my high places. . . .You enlarge my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

YESTERDAY MORNING, my birthday, I lit candles in my bedroom, got some strong tea, made blueberry muffins for myself, and climbed back into bed before anyone else was up. I had the luxury of over an hour to read and have a quiet time without interruption.

I am at the age where I am gaining perspective. I can see the pathways God led me on were intentional. Since it was my birthday, it was a good time to reflect on where I had come from and where I was going. I was born two and a half months early and spent two months in a special unit in the hospital afterward, long days in which my mother spent many hours without me, worrying about whether I’d make it (as many premature babies at that time didn’t) and how I’d progress if I did survive. I have indeed lived a life of battle, and yet God Himself has led me through. Since my birth, God has been building me all along, shaping my soul, and then building our children, our ministry, and our messages one day, one decision of faith, one twenty-four-hour day of work at a time.

How grateful I am that His Spirit kept me going forward, holding on to ideals, living by faith while not seeing the end, sometimes barely taking one step forward at a time. Yet, how privileged to have been in the race for righteousness and to have passed the baton to my children so that they could run their race and carry on righteousness in their generation.

Can you see both difficulty and grace, too, in your life? Thank God for your past, and place your trust in Him again today for your future.