The Christmas
decorations are stored safely away, with a little extra padding this year in
anticipation of our upcoming move. My mother and father-in-law, who have been
with us since before Christmas, have the car packed up with their sweet dog,
Darby, and will be heading back to the Midwest within the hour. And that is
when the grueling work begins as I begin organizing closets and cleaning
baseboards in preparation of listing our house by February 1.
Although my life feels
completely chaotic, I keep sitting in one verse that comforts me with its
promises: "The LORD God is a sun and
shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from
those who walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11. Every time I meditate upon
that verse, I am reminded of what we receive from the sun--light in the
darkness, warmth in the cold, energy and sustenance. Without the sun, life on
earth would cease to exist. Doctors and nutritionists recommend that a person
spend at least 15 minutes a day in the sun for vitamin D production. That is
what our God provides, light, warmth, energy, sustenance, life! And all I have
to do is spend a little time with him daily and absorb His radiant heat. He is
my shield. He will protect me! And He will not withhold His goodness from me.
Resting in this verse has provided more comfort than I can explain. Although it
feels as if I am drowning in a sea of unknowns, I am being held tightly in
loving arms that will never let me go.
I
know that in the coming months my faith will falter, my resolve will fail;
however, my God will never disappoint. He will hold me continually, even when
panic sets in and I begin to flail. My sun will light the way, warm my heart,
and provide the power needed to survive and thrive through another day.
