Adjustments

As I reflect on the past year it is easy to see the multiple ways in which the Lord has provided for my family, even in times of desperation when hope seemed far away. God never leaves us, even when we may think He has.

So many changes in such a short time and adjustments are still being made to those changes as they are of such consequence that the transformation shall take quite a while to become accustomed to.

I try to remind myself that the Lord chastises and disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6), and I have confidence in His consistent, constant care of all of us (even if in the darker moments I occasionally falter in my consistency of belief in that and so I take comfort in reminding myself that I’m not the first to say, “Lord, I believe, please forgive my unbelief!”).

As current circumstances often give me pause for reflection, and everything I thought I knew to be true isn’t… I thank God for showing me His love through friends and family and their wonderful, thoughtful notes, gifts and prayers. All of that is so appreciated! I also appreciate that they allow me to wallow a little bit in my own thoughts and habits of seclusion and yet also push me not to remain there.

Meanwhile, we wait, like Zechariah, to hear the Word of the Lord.