IT'S TIME TO BE GUIDED

I purchased this plate at a yard sale last summer for 25 cents.

What captured my attention was the word 'HAVEN'.

This sits on my one dollar shelf yard sale find that I purchased many many years ago.

It sits above my computer desk.

This house is a haven. With love we disarm.



Like many family's, ours had a Daddy, Mommy and three wee ones.

Covered up with a lot of dysfunction, hurt, pain and abuse.



Generational curses being passed on from one to another.

Years of wandering in the desert murmuring and complaining.

Turning away from the One that was leading.

Forsaking His teachings to walk in the world's view.

To finally find ourselves in a fog.

A sand storm from all the stirring up our feet did by walking in circles in the desert.

Than like the Israelite before us,....

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress (out of that fog, that sand storm). He stilled the storm to a whisper; hmmmmmmm....(((the fog lifted up, we could see Him clearly now).



the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm and He guided them to their desired haven. Psalm 107:30



I've said this so many times and seriously, I can't STOP saying it...

My family and I have faced more storms in our lives these last 18 months than, well my entire life.

All jammed in over these 18 months.

They were glad when it grew calm

God hasn't calmed the 'storms' but He has calmed us as a family.

Just ask any of our neighbors.

LOL..

It's a MUCH quieter home from the streets now.blush blush.



I've used this tag so many times before but I just can't tell you how much truth is in this statement above!

and He guided them to their desired haven.



For the better part of my life, I have carried around MUCH anguish.

This picture above reminds me so much of me. She kinda even looks like me.

I can still see myself sitting on my bed like she is doing. I can still see myself on my knees by my bed with gut wrenching sobs.

I can 'see' myself in her, but I also see who I am now.

I can also 'see' who my family is right now.


God truly has done more than I could have ever asked, imagined or prayed for.

My family and I are still a work in progress.

The one thing that I keep my focus on now though is IT IS God's work.

Not mine.

Not my husband, children, circumstances, but God's doing.



Through these storms I have faced these last months they have taught me to...

TRUST.

Trust in the Lord God.

I have no one.

My family has no one.

Truly, this world cannot help us.

The Lord your God, He is the One that goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6

Believe.

Believe that God IS for us and not against us.

Hope.

Against all hope, Abraham hoped and believed.

AGAINST ALL HOPE!!

hmmmm, our spiritual father Abraham STILL hoped and believed.

Are you in a place where you are against all hope?

Everything you placed your trust in before has crumbled before your very eyes?


It's time...

I know you hear it.

You have for awhile now.

It's time precious one.

IT'S TIME TO BE GUIDED

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