Everything is fragile. Oh,
the feeling of security that comes from having money in the bank. It is so nice. After going through bankruptcy in the latest
recession I find myself really wanting to protect that new little savings
account and getting a little jumpy if I see it dwindling. Yet it is ever vulnerable.
When my business is doing well like it is right now, and we
are achieving our goals and accomplishing big things it is extremely
satisfying. But every victory is short
lived. The next day comes and we are working again to keep up the
progress. Even in success it is a
constant struggle. I am blessed because
I am passionate about my work. But there
is no coasting. It always seems one
month away from failing.
As an athlete I had the gift of a strong flexible body that
can be counted on in a competition or performance. I took it for granted for many years. Now at age 51 my body is fickle. It takes effort to be fit, but the real
struggle is finding the flow of motivation and energy.
The rock. Only one thing makes me feel secure. Gods love and hold on me. “ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38
“ When
I think of the wisdom and scope of his plan, I fall down on my knees and pray
to the Father of all the great family of God—some of them already in heaven and
some down here on earth— that out of
his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you the mighty inner
strengthening of his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will
be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him.
May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love; and may you
be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how
wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for
yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or
fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God
himself.”
Strength and beauty. ”Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. May he be given glory forever and ever through endless ages because of his master plan of salvation for the Church through Jesus Christ. Ephesians 3:14-21
