One of my favorite scriptures is in Habakkuk 2:14 - "For the time will come when all the earth will be filled, as the waters fill the sea, with and awareness of the glory of the Lord". How powerful is that! I have it written at the top of a map of Haiti - I pray for Haiti and I speak those words over that map when I do. Does that phrase describe the present day reality of Haiti - I think not - but the promise is there never the less - for the whole earth, Haiti included.
Today I feel so conflicted for myself - a promise inside myself of my destiny, that destiny unfulfilled, at least in my estimation. After having raised children and been a relatively good wife - (I don't think I get an award for either but I think I did my best) - I sense a truth similar to the promise of that scripture within me, true, but unfulfilled. I bet there are scores of women, and men for that matter, my age, that feel the same. A mid life crisis (or 3/4 life crisis...) - I don't think so - I think a desire for a shift, a change - something else...I have told my sister that sometimes change can be like turning a battleship around in a bayou...
The challenge is this...love your life, appreciate your life and your loved ones...understand change can be incremental - but make the changes in patience and love. Have faith and peace in a guiding hand much larger than your own. Pursue the truth and don't settle for less...for the time WILL COME!
posted recently about a list I read of the phases of a woman's life:
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sounds to me like you are right on track!
having raised children and been a relatively good wife - (I don't think I get an award for either but I think I did my best) - I sense a truth similar to the promise of that scripture within me, true, but unfulfilled. I bet there are scores of women, and men for that matter, my age, that feel the same. A mid life crisis (or 3/4 life crisis...) - I don't think so - I think a desire for a shift, a change - something else...I have told my sister that sometimes change can be like turning a battleship around in a bayou...
ReplyDeleteThe challenge is this...love your life, appreciate your life and your loved ones...understand change can be incremental - but make the changes in patience and love. Have faith and peace in a guiding hand much larger than your own. Pursue the truth and don't settle for less...for the time WILL COME!
Yes it will, I hope for me too, I would love to meet you one day.