As I type, I am surrounded by construction work, drilling to the left, drilling to the right, and even drilling on the street outside my house. Everywhere I look there is rubble, or walls being torn down. While there is a lot of noise, in the midst of it there are things being quietly built back up: foundations being laid, walls being secured, and new designs being drawn. It is a noisy mixture of tearing down and rebuilding, in three different places. As I sit here, sipping my green tea and sharing a few quiet moments with God before the rest of my day kicks in, I am quietly reminded that our lives resemble the havoc that surrounds the place I currently call home.
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Maybe you are in a season where all is being stripped from your life and things feel shaky and uncomfortable for you? It could be that there is a sense of old things dying so that they can be returned to you improved or mended? You may be struggling to surrender control over someone whom you wish you could change, or someone is trying to convince you that you yourself need to change too? Maybe you are in a glorious place of rebuilding and new things are appearing all around you, filling your heart and life with excitement and happiness? It is safe to say that all of us travel through these seasons at varying times in our lives, and we cannot always determine just when they will happen.
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In the last few days, the word ABIDE, has grabbed my heart and invited me to be still, and to come away from the madness around me. This word reminds my soul that even in the midst of construction work, (whether internal or external), there is a place of deep peace. It is not found in rushing around glorifying busy schedules, but in the solitude of a quiet moment of surrender and reflection. Abide…Abide…Abide!
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Are you rushing around in a state of mayhem, losing your grip on everything because you are trying to carry too much? A lazy man’s load never works, even with the things of the heart! Let it all go…surrender it to God. Choose to ABIDE in the knowledge that the only person you can change is yourself, and that God is walking and working with you to bring order to your life. I am right here with you…learning to ABIDE, when all you see is disappointment and change. Take a breath, put everything in His great big hands. Trust Him with the process, the outcome, the journey and even the tears. You are His masterpiece, so choose to abide, and let the Master take over…I know I am.
You just described my life. From the health issues, being bitten by a dog, a fire at my house and my son leaving his son my grandson for a year while being deployed in the Middle East, all in a 5 day period, I am spent. But thank God Almighty, He has it under control. Beautifully written and oh so timely! Peace friend!
My dear friend. My heart goes out to you in your hard situation. ABIDE in Him…it is not a weak thing to do, but reveals the strength that we find in FAITH and trusting that God is in control. I am praying for you my friend… Abide Abide Abide… Praying for you!
Denise Kennedy❀ 
You just described my life. From the health issues, being bitten by a dog, a fire at my house and my son leaving his son my grandson for a year while being deployed in the Middle East, all in a 5 day period, I am spent. But thank God Almighty, He has it under control. Beautifully written and oh so timely! Peace friend!
My dear friend. My heart goes out to you in your hard situation. ABIDE in Him…it is not a weak thing to do, but reveals the strength that we find in FAITH and trusting that God is in control. I am praying for you my friend… Abide Abide Abide… Praying for you!