This has been a hard lesson for me to learn the past six months. Well, I should say not doing the past six months and only in this past week trying to understand. In this season I have seen my weakness more than ever…my physical strength (or lack there of), my inability to do things around the house and how I care for my family. It has been easy for me to say to the Lord, ‘yes, I am weak, it is your strength I need.’ But what I have not been able to do, due to my proud heart is saying (to God, myself and others), ‘I can’t do it, I need help, can you clean my bathroom, can you help me, I CAN’T do it.’ I have come to see how many blessings and how much grace I have withheld from the Lord bestowing upon me due to my pride. I am in need of help and I can rejoice in others serving me (not grudge at the fact that I should be able to do it myself). Oh how tenderly the Lord loves and cares for each of us. How kind He is to reveal our sin, only to help us to grow, to draw us closer to Himself.
In Besides Still Waters, CH Spurgeon says that we receive our sweetest comforts in the time of trouble. That sometimes it is well for us to feel pain and weakness that we may have more gentle leading from the tender Shepherd (p.105). Please pray that I will see that is well for me to see my pain and weakness right now. That I would humbly submit to the Father’s gentle leading.
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Hi Jenni! - I respect you and Jon so much! Thank you for provoking me to trust God and rest on His faithfulness. We'll be praying. Love, Rhea
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