I don't know about others, but what are you suppose to do for valentines day when you are single? This is just an awkward holiday for me. It's not so bad when all my friends are single, but now they are starting to couple up and get married. ( No Jeni, I'm not upset about it, I'm really happy for you, honest! ) Anyways I was really struggling with this recently, I God has been convicting me that He needs to be "my valentine", I have to be content in Him alone, resting in the fact that He knows best. At times it's hard but, this year sitting out God has used to show me how much i need to stop depending on myself and be fully willy not to know my future.
I found this poem by Amy Carmichael and it really portrays a spirit of of complete reliance on God's perfect timing.
Thou Dost know the Way
My Father,to my heart I take
Thy simple word of truth today;
I shall not lose me in the brake,
For Thou dost know the way.
Before my face a mountain frowns,
Above me all the sky is grey;
The mist is lying on the downs;
But Thous dost know the way.
Around me various voices call,
But thou wilt never let me stray;
For Thous , my Father, knowest all
The winding of the way.
Oh, music that the soft winds blow,
Sweet song of peace for troubled day-
I am contented not to know,
Since Thou dost know the way.
I just love the last two lines, God does know what is in store for me and so I can me fully content.
"As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him." ps.18:30
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Hi Em,
Welcome to blogger land! Thanks for the poem. How true! It was a good reminder. It is hard to trust sometimes, but when I remember that God does know the way, I know He is indeed trustworthy.
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