Thoughts.com Blogs - A lovely Spring morning

This morning I sat out on our patio, comfortably settled into a wicker chair, studying for my women’s Bible study. We are doing Kay Arthur’s study in James. The words were so timely for me as she referenced Psalm 139:16

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All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

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Sometimes I wake up at night, aware of my irregular heartbeat, and find myself feeling anxious. Mostly, it is because there are still things I want to accomplish, like getting my devotional book written and into the hands of my children - as well as posting the completed version on line. As I lay there willing my heart to be calm, I pray for God’s will in my life and the lives of those I love.

James reminds us that God is in control of the length of our lives - and I have all the time I need to do His perfect will. James 4:13-15 says,

Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”

I truly hope that it is the Lord’s will for me to see my grandchildren grown and to be a godly influence on them in person. But I realize that what I invest in them today will be used by the Holy Spirit in their lives and the lives of their children.

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Thank you Lord ,for the ministry of being a wife and mother and grandmother. I pray that through these blogs I will be able to encourage other men and women to value their role as parents and grandparents. Today is the only day I know I have for sure - Lord take it and bless it and if it is your will, bless tomorrow too.