amazed

ok, i am trying a new font color...i think the orange was hard on the eyes. variety is the spice of life right? or am i right?

this week was a very busy week. i have said it, but i say it again, i am not sure that God intended us to be this busy, all good things, all seem worthy, all help someone else...but then that leaves us little time to pray and to read and meditate and actually HEAR what we are supposed to hear and then to obey that word. i am working on that. i get so distracted when i hear the dryer buzzer go off, or my cell vibrate or the thousand other distractions we modern humans have our way.

something that has really stuck with me lately is proverbs 3:5 trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all ways acknowledge he and HE will set your path straight. i had the opportunity to go to a mission, hope ministries all day wednesday. we went to the women's shelter, meeting young women who are trying with all their might to make a better life for themselves and their children. they have been beat down so that it takes about 18-24 months to re program their thinking, giving them God's promises and his protection. then we went to the mens shelter in des moines, that just houses about 90 men. all in bunk beds, with no possessions, just a bible under their pillows and most of them have no place to be during the day. then we went over to door, which is where they go when they have been substance free and ready to work, tackle their faith and go deeper into a life that is worthy and opening up the door to possible joy. it was an exhausting day, to see what little these men and women have, how they HAVE to HAVE to trust in the Lord with every little thing. there is no other choice. but, it reminding me when i saw these ladies striving and reaching that he will set our paths straight. i came home to my house, sitting on the deck reading, with a glass of tea, and could not find the words, nothing seemed adequate to thank HIM for sooo many gifts in my life. so many things that i wake up and just do, without praying for those that cannot just do this or that. i have thought about these people, with every move i have made these last few days. running into the grocery store, walking with a friend, driving my children to school, and the many other things that i am priviledged to do daily. i have many things going on in my life, a few big, but meeting them and spending the day with them, reminded me to TRUST. stop taking it all on my shoulders. hand it over, he will take care of every single need i have. today i pray for all of those who struggle with addictions or life or faith, pray for each of the men and women i met and who live in so many shelters around the world. i pray for those people to find HIM and TRUST him. i pray that the cycle that seems their only way out, to be reversed, to have hope in a better life. i pray that all of us will daily take to task-

proverbs 3:5 trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, and in all way acknowledge him and he will set your path straight. oh, ready cammeo's blog. she is living this call to serve each and every day...it is like we are there with her...