Father God Almighty, last
night, I began to struggle again. Our family had just shared such a peaceful, wonderful
meal and we all seemed to be filled with great excitement. A new area, a new
home, together again, finally! We decided to extend our joyous family time
together. Therefore, just before the sun sank behind the hills of Valencia, my
husband, our son and I took a tour of the park. As we walked along, I gazed
around and noticed a few of the other campers. To my surprise, I felt my heart
fill with judgment towards one particular couple of long term campers. I voiced
my thoughts out loud to my husband who apparently was thinking the same thing.
But then, just after he
finished speaking, something new happened inside of me. I felt Your Spirit
convict my heart to place my judgments aside. I immediately responded, “Okay,
LORD, I’ll try.”
Then, this morning, I felt
Your mercy move my heart, prompting me to walk over to our new neighbor’s
campsite and strike up a conversation.
“Is it normally this hot here?” I asked
as I wiped the sweat from my brow. One woman sweetly replied, “No. This is pretty hot. You guys new to the
area?” Then, I began to share about how
You had led our family to gather under the same roof after many years of living
apart. I spoke about the trial in our
marriage and how I had finally surrendered my heart to Your Son, Jesus Christ.
At one point, my eyes met with one of the women. Immediately, I noticed that
she was holding on tightly to the cross charm that hung from around her
neck. When I finished telling our story,
I politely excused myself and walked back to our new home. Oh LORD, I pray,
that I have done Your will today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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