Debris 28
The area behind our boathouse was filled with debris and a set of our steps into the lake had been unearthed. They had floated away and had to be retrieved and tied to a tree until the water goes down enough to hopefully build them back. This is our 22nd summer here at Shiloh and never before have we experienced debris.
We are a broken people.
Do y'all feel like life as we've known it has been wrecked?
Has a particular heart aching experience, job loss, separation left you feeling broken, destroyed or wounded?
I wish I had pasted Isaiah 43:2 on my forehead during the flood last week.
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you."
I allowed myself to become overwhelmed and look at this whole situation from the point of view of two older people trying to put Shiloh back together again. We didn't pray together enough, but we did try to keep the praise going and thanksgiving for the protection we did experience.
I know Psalm 46:1 by memory..."God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
"Oh, how I wish my life had reflected that more to others last week."
Whatever you are facing today, remember we are a broken people, filled with debris, but God takes "great delight" in us even in the midst of our mess. We are loved in a way we cannot comprehend.
It's such a delight to see God in the smallest details, realizing He knows everything coming our way. The week before the flood I had finished the last coloring page of God's promises and was able to have those on hand for posting. Such a good thing as there wasn't much time for coloring last week!
I know Psalm 46:1 by memory..."God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
"Oh, how I wish my life had reflected that more to others last week."
Whatever you are facing today, remember we are a broken people, filled with debris, but God takes "great delight" in us even in the midst of our mess. We are loved in a way we cannot comprehend.
"The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."
Zephaniah 3:17
It's such a delight to see God in the smallest details, realizing He knows everything coming our way. The week before the flood I had finished the last coloring page of God's promises and was able to have those on hand for posting. Such a good thing as there wasn't much time for coloring last week!
