Of course...I kept singing b/c I know the song by heart as it's one of my favs, but as the tears started rolling down my cheeks...I realized it wasn't b/c of the storm we are in, but b/c I have been so bad at praising my Jesus through it all. As believers, we were never promised an easy life. In fact...quite the opposite. Jesus told us it would HARD! He told us to expect trials. He told us people would persecute us! It's all in the fabulous book written just for us.
But.....my human brain seems to forget what I know is in my heart. Our life is harder than we had hoped it would be. We never expected to be in our 40's dealing with on-going health issues while raising 3 children. We never expected to be dealing with losing a house and all that goes with it. But....God never promised us that our trials would be short lived --did He?
Obviously being patient is not something I am good at (if you haven't figured that out by now)....so having a storm last for what seems like FOREVER is so hard. Just a little bit of a break, Lord...that would be nice! And...I am pretty sure He is saying..."Jami....it will over when I am confident in your faith in Me and your willingness to Praise Me regardless of the situation!"
I am thankful for God's gentle reminders that He is in control and that His time is NOT my time! His plan is PERFECT for our family! And..it certainly doesn't matter what other people think!
So....today my prayer is Jesus Bring the RAIN --- show my family how to praise you always!
For His Glory Always -- Jami
ps -- Jesus - if you can send real, wet rain that would be awesome too! :)
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((Jami)) I understand these day spent in the trenches living the life you did not see coming. I can only encourage you out of my own weakness and despair: God wastes NOTHING in his economy. He is the ultimate 're-puposer'. As a friend recently said, "Jesus is too sweet for me not to trust him with my present path." May you sense his sweetness even in the midst of this bitter time. Love you so.
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