Today is the first day of the rest of my life. My heart is full of quiet hope, peace, and contentment in spite of the most difficult summer I have ever experienced. My husband's poor health, our lack of medical insurance, our struggling business, my auto-immune problems, my failure to find a job, and the growing weeds in our yard were enough to drive me to tears many times. My refuge has been a room upstairs where I go to pour out my heart to God in prayer, read and ponder the holy scriptures, search my soul, and listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to me quietly. My heart fills with peace and hope. Then I hear my daughter begin to play Chopin downstairs on the piano and I begin to weep silently. There is so much beauty and happiness in this life because "all things which are good cometh of God". And the earth is full of His goodness. He is my strength and my salvation.
Guess where all the evil comes from! I can bear witness with all my soul that God lives and loves us. We are His children. On the other hand I also know that the adversary, the devil, also lives and is very busy in this mortal existence working to ensnare the souls of God's children so that he might drag them down and make them miserable like he is. He deceives and promotes fear, unhappiness, and even soul destroying sin in those who listen to him.
I'm so glad I know God. He makes me happy and gives me peace. His infinite grace and love are always with me even in the midst of turmoil. How can that be? Does God really know who I am? That is a question for another day. I dedicate this blog to bearing witness of God, my Heavenly Father and of Jesus Christ, my Savior. They are the light and life of my soul.
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