Thursday, July 14, 2005
Nice quote from a Great Fren...
Lorraine just sent me this quote from a digest called "Living Faith". Perhaps this may help those of us feeling down from work or other probs. Truly, when nobody or nothing else is able to help, God alone is the Rock where we can step on firmly.
" an abysmal swamp is a murky, scary place to be, esp when there's no place to gain a footing for balance and get out of the water. if a person cannot swim, a huge fear of drowning naturally arise. the psalmist named well what many of us feel at certain times. we may not be in the physical waters of a swamp, but we can feel pulled under the swampy waters of busyness, r/s difficulties, loneliness, grief, physical pain, emotional distress, joblessness and anything else that threatens our peace of mind and heart. at these times, we, too, are desperate to gain a foothold to get out of the struggle.
being in this sort of abysmal swamp may actually provide a spiritual gift if it forces us back into the arms of God. There's nowhere else to go except to the One who can give us the strength and courage to endure the swamp of uor distress. When we feel about to go under, we can cry out with the psalmist "Let your saving help O God, protect me" (Psalm 69:30). Then we more fully understand who and what truly matter in our life.
" an abysmal swamp is a murky, scary place to be, esp when there's no place to gain a footing for balance and get out of the water. if a person cannot swim, a huge fear of drowning naturally arise. the psalmist named well what many of us feel at certain times. we may not be in the physical waters of a swamp, but we can feel pulled under the swampy waters of busyness, r/s difficulties, loneliness, grief, physical pain, emotional distress, joblessness and anything else that threatens our peace of mind and heart. at these times, we, too, are desperate to gain a foothold to get out of the struggle.
being in this sort of abysmal swamp may actually provide a spiritual gift if it forces us back into the arms of God. There's nowhere else to go except to the One who can give us the strength and courage to endure the swamp of uor distress. When we feel about to go under, we can cry out with the psalmist "Let your saving help O God, protect me" (Psalm 69:30). Then we more fully understand who and what truly matter in our life.
// posted by Jenn @ 11:12 AM 
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