Enjoying the Journey

1 Chronicles 12:32 ~~ the sons of Issachar had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.....


This is how we need to be! We are in serious times! We must stay near to the Lord, listening closely to His voice, waiting for His instructions on what to do as things become more uncertain in these last days! We must be watchful, paying attention to what is going on and referring to God's Word daily in each situation. The Church in general has gotten so far away from how she should be! There is not much difference between her and the world! The church has become complacent, even lazy! I'm not pointing fingers at anyone ~ I refer to myself as much as anyone else! Ephesians 5:14 says, "Awake, O sleeper! Rise up from the dead!". This call holds true for now as much as then ~ maybe more so! The days of "playing church" and "sitting on the fence" as they say, MUST come to an abrupt end! We MUST fall on our faces at the feet of our King in repentance for our sin of idolotry (putting other things before God), for the shedding of innocent blood (abortion), and for the sin of sodomy (homosexuality), among other things! If ever there was a time for the Church to rise up and shake these things off IT IS NOW!!! Come on Church! Wake up! Rise up! Heed the times! Repent! Have mercy on us, Jesus!

(I wrote this on 9/28/09)

This week my "baby" will leave for college! Where did the time go?

When CJ was born, he had a heart defect and died three times before they could perform surgery when he was 3 months old! The surgery was a great success ~ thank You, Jesus! He has amazed doctors his entire life after all he has been through! He began playing sports when he was only 4 years old! He played baseball, basketball and/or soccer until he was about 13. Personal computers put a stop to that! ;-) He is a computer whiz now! He has always been very smart and stayed on the honor roll all through school. He was placed in honors classes in high school. He will now be attending LA Tech College in Ruston, LA, for Computer Science and Aviation. He plans to fly in the Air Force! I am very proud of him and his accomplishments! I know that the Lord has placed in CJ many gifts and he will use them for God's glory!

So, we are packing, crying (only I am doing that), reminiscing, moving, and all those things we do when our children leave! Along with all of this, I am also looking to starting a new job and moving to a new place. Whew! Lots of changes all at once! But, the Lord is with me through it all and He gives me the grace I need daily to do all that is necessary!

My empty nest is just beginning! I believe this is a new beginning for me personally in so many ways! I know there will be a transition time and it can be uncomfortable, but I am excited to see what the Lord has for ME just ahead! One of my favorite scriptures is Isaiah 43:19, "Behold, I do a new thing!". This is my time for a new thing!

(I wrote this when my son left for college in the Fall of 2009)