It's 4:30 am & I can't sleep! I have been tossing & turning all night with a kleenex stuck up one side of my nose because I'm so stopped up, head under the covers because the cold air from the fan makes it worse & then of course I have to go to the restroom from all the water I've been drinking during the night! Aaaaahhhhh!
On my way back to bed something happened! I don't know about you but I'm pretty used to finding my way in the middle of the night because it's the same path. I have little signs & markers to look & feel for as I slowly manuever my way, like keeping my hand by the side of my left thigh so I don't have an eternal bruise from running into the corner of the bed or the red glow of the little light on the phone. There are even shades of darkness that I recognize! This morning as I was being guided by the familiar landmarks something changed! The red glow on the phone disappeared from my line of vision & I sorta stopped & stumbled but very quickly realized that meant that my husband must be sitting on the side of the bed so I, with renewed confidence, I trudged on!
Immediately a thought came to mind, that's how it should be in our walk with Christ. We should always continue to move forward in life with our eyes set on the light, Jesus! Keeping our focus as we walk, on the landmarks that God has provided & noticing when something blocks our view. When our view is blocked it should cause us to say "Whoa, what was that?" and we should immediately began looking for that red light again!
I had been struggling with a conversation I had had the night before just praying that my words were taken in the manner they were meant. I had been asking God for confirmation & can I just say that sometimes it takes me awhile to accept the answer God has already provided so he has to be a little more dramatic with me! I feel that God was saying to me, "Don't let your own doubts & insecurities cause you to stumble, turn your eyes upon me, look me in the face & the things of this earth will grow strangely dim in the light of My glory & grace." Yes, that is from the song Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus, but it's the song He put on my heart! Here's the words to the first stanza; O soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see? There's light for a look at the Savior, And life more abundant & free! What? Yeah, God did that! Isn't he amazing! Right now I am totally wowed & thanking Him for His confirmation! I honestly did not know the words to the first stanza, just the chorus! There's just not anything more I can say friends except Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus!
1 Chronicles 28:9-10
And you, my son Solomon(my daughter Stephanie), acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with whole-hearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as a sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.
How confirming is that? I've never read that before today! Thank you Jesus! Maybe I can sleep now!
This little light of mine!
Stephanie Goode
Now isn't that amazing!I will not make any remarks on how I've had to learn to listen and follow Jesus. It's so hard for a person that thinks they can do it or fix it. Years of stumbles and mind arguments. And those same problems still follow me today. He has to tap me on the shoulder and let me know He is in control and to sit back and listen to the sound of His voice. So happy that your are following that little red beacon. Christ will lead you forward and always confirm when He's given you a message or doing what He has asked. Love you and pray for you always. Mom
ReplyDeleteWow You really must have been inspired to do such good work early in the morning since thats not usually your most productive time of day to say the least. I thought I was the only one that stumbled arround in the dark using those little lights for referance. I sure never would have been creative enough to find such a cool message in something so simple. Im impressed as always. 3 Wesley
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you. Cane ain't till you become a big author and I can Bragg that is my niece. I know you have a book in you and there are a lot of people that need to hear your story.. Love ya. ruth
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