January 28, 2008
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“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved”
Today is Elizabeth’s first day back at school. She will be only going 1/2 days. I will pick her up at 11:30 am (right before recess !) The only important class she is missing ( according to the principal of the school) is reading. So we will do her reading together this afternoon. She is soooo looking forward to going!
While I was at the hospital with Elizabeth, life was very difficult to say the least. And I know, (and anyone who knows me well) how I can worry and panic over much lesser things and the only way I made it through each day was because I was trusting and depending on the Lord. He was my rock, strength, and hope.
Now I am home and Elizabeth is doing much better ( which I totally believe was due to the power of prayer because the doctors cannot figure out how she did so well) and I find that my first concern is regaining control of my life. Regaining the control from who? Who am I taking “my life” from? Now, that I am home has the Lord stopped being my rock, strength and hope? I’m ashamed to say that yes I am trying to be mine and my family’s controller. I haven’t blogged for awhile because I’ve been feeling down, anxious and overwhelmed. Hmmm…..can’t imagine why?
Does God only care about the “BIG” problems in our lives or does He care about every care and burden we have? Can we trust Him with the smaller more mundane problems of life? The pastor at the church I attended yesterday said that you get through each day through God’s power, not your own. Each day. Every day.
I Peter5:7 “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
In Christ’s care,
Jenn
Comments (6)
Hi Jen,
I can so understand this. Control is really hard for me. Elisa is once again in the hospital but for me that is where I feel I loose control. God does care about the little things and that seems to be the easiest thing for me to understand but it is when the journey is so long and hard I have trouble trusting Him. God is good and I need to remenber that.
Praying for you and praying her first day back goes well.
Love, Trina
Hi, Jenn
I have the SAME PROBLEM, believe me!!!! Thanks for sharing. Glad Elizabeth’s going back to school!!!!!!!
I’m so glad she is doing much better, praying her first day back to school is a great one! :love:
I know I too have a hard time giving God complete control. I have a peace only in Him knowing he has the big and little things in my life under His control. I need to remember it daily.:hammer:
Have a blessed day!:dancingcow:
Amen to that Jenn! and Elizabeth has gone from point A to point B (and continuing to point C) by LEAPS and BOUNDS!!! By the Grace of God!
I have my worries too, Matthew 6:25-33 is always comforting! Praise God.
Been thinking about that whole control thing as well. Things go so much better when I don’t try to control them.
Jenn,
through your postings I have come to think of you & your family as an extension of mine. Also reading about how your faith has sustained you has helped me be able to put things in Gods hands, I am sure he will dole them out to me in smaller doses so I can handle them better just as I am sure he is doing with you.
I have found that when things are really bad we are focused on only that one thing and able to focus on God and his many blessings because the little things are no longer piled up in the way (hope that made sense:question:)
Elizabeth’s recovery sounds alot like mine so far, the doctor I went to today said he was expecting a much different more warey person but was surprized I had come so far. I told him faith and perserverence did it and the strength I have gotten from my family & friends.
I am praying for you and Elizabeth well your whole family because I know from personal experience with TM it affects everyone in the family in some way.
Please give all of your children a hug from me and tell Elizabeth to keep up the great work. :celebrate:
PEACE TO YOU,
Jennie