Julie
So I woke up in turmoil this morning. While I am in a peaceful place and all things feel like they should be falling in line I don't feel that way. I feel like I am suffocating and living in a one-sided world where I am being confined. So in my prayers this morning I asked for guidance and direction and help and then I read today's reading... They talk about endurance and not growing weary in our struggles. I am sure that I am going through these things to grow more, but it is frustrating...Jesus did endure a lot for us and maybe I need to remember that as I go through some of these days and remember that it is an endurance race and we are given the strength to get through. I do really like these verses, "Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. Strive for peace with everyone...See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no 'root of bitterness' springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled." I am trying not to get angry about small things and trying to power through even though I really don't understand. I pray I can endure...
My soul waits for the Lord. He is merciful and forgiving and I pray to be redeemed by him.
Michelle
I did not understand this reading at all. What I did understand was that they are being disciplined and that they are talking about fear and joy at the end. I appreciate reading your interpretation as I got nothing from it. I am struggling with some things today though so that's prob why. My mind is consumed with something and I can't shake it.
This sounds like they are crying out to God for mercy and forgiveness.
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