INTO THE PATIENT WAITING...

Quietness. Rest. Peace. These three words often come to my mind as characteristics I love in the Lord Jesus Christ and our Great God. But, it's been interesting to study the Holy Spirit and see that the Holy Spirit is given to all believers in this dispensation of time for that very purpose. To give us quietness, rest, and peace..."and I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter) that He may abide with you forever - nevertheless, I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away the Helper will not come to you, but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness and of judgment." John 15:16-17, 16:7-8.- The picture below is from a journal entry a few months ago..it reminded me of the in dwelling of the Holy Spirit and His work in our lives in this period of time.

Two Weeks. Slightly sick. Three days. Really sick.  - I'm now on Day 3 of this bug and I could use an attitude check. Actually, that's what I prayed to the LORD when I traveled to Wal-Mart to pick up more medicine, lozenges, and Kleenex's. Guess what? He gave me an attitude check ... in a much needed way. My dear friend Kelly gave me a CD to copy a few summers ago, it was a compilation of some of her favorite songs and she titled it "Praying Through the Rain." I set it on random. It played "My Constant One," by Michelle Tumes.  Can a song make you start crying? Yes. And you can imagine what crying, stuffy nose, headache, and tight lungs creates :-)  As I listened to the song, I just wanted to fall on my knees in the car and just ask for forgiveness. It is so easy for me to only see the bad in circumstances and only see the disappointments. Where have I lost sight of the fact that my God is constant in every circumstances. Not just in the good one...