The Surrendered Life

  Wait on the Lord... renew your strength... wait on the Lord...there is blessing in the storm... wait on the Lord. Almost a year ago now I have a very vivid memory of ironing some clothes while crying and asking God, "why?" Ironing is not a task that I choose to do unless it's absolutely necessary. I had accumulated quite a bit of it. Over the years it has been common for me, when ironing or folding laundry, to watch TV. And there's nothing wrong with that. But, I was at a place of desperation and a place of waiting on the Lord like I had never known. So, I was listening to a Podcast message while ironing. Shortly after the conclusion of the message, a song came to my mind. I started singing it. Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord Our God, You reign forever Our hope, our Strong Del...

What do you do when almost everything in your life changes...instantly? The things you thought were constants in your life are not anymore. Your every thought is consumed with the pain. You walk differently, talk differently, almost breath differently when you are faced with the deepest kind of pain. I had known the pain of a dad passing away due to the cruel nature of stage IV cancer. There were moments of intense pain in watching his life slip away. But mixed in with the pain was the overwhelming joy of knowing that he was going to a better place, of knowing that I would see him again... knowing that this was just a short separation. I had known other pain in my life. The pain of listening to a high school boyfriend's toxic words. The pain that was brought on by a few severed friendships. Pain did exist at various moments bringing me to reality that this world is not my home. Reminders that in this world we do have trouble, but we are to "take heart" because He...