One friend has been in a medically induced coma for a week as his body fights to get well. Another friend has been hospitalized a long time waiting for her body to start functioning as it should. Several friends are also in the hospital recouping from surgery.
Another friend is searching for
where he and his family of five will call home as the place they are currently
staying will no longer work for them to live there. Another friend is facing his past and trying
to walk out the mercy of the Lord through the court system. Another friend is
waiting for the job to come along as he continues to trust in the provision of
the Lord as he looks for work.
Besides all that I feel the
weight of those to whom the Lord has given to me to pastorally care for. Some
are students, others are ministers, and others fellow sojourners on the path of
life. Some know Jesus and some do not. All of their stories have affected my
life in one way or another.
And then, this week, the
scales started to tip as I received an email from one of my children; “hey mom
and dad. Could you be praying for Jen and I please. Jake suddenly died
tonight” Jake is their German Shepherd dog, a puppy really, that they got from
one of my daughters two weeks ago.
My heart had a decision to
make as I, a “fixer”, wanted to make everything ‘all right’. But, I can’t; and
it’s not even my job! I needed to STOP!
And be still. And KNOW that He is God. (Psalm 46:10)
The Amplified Version
translates Psalm 46:10; “Let be and be still, and know
(recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations!
I will be exalted in the earth!” (Amp Version)
Amplified Bible (AMP) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
I love how
Eugene Peterson translates it; “Step out of
the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above
politics, above everything.” (MSG Version)
Why? So that
I can realize that God REALLY is in control. None of these situations has
escaped His knowledge or His care. People, He is still in control. STOP!
New
King James Version (NKJV) The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
The
Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene
H. PetersonAmplified Bible (AMP) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
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