Monday, December 19, 2011

Before You

This past weekend was filled with epic proportion incongruity . . . a school party with Tiffany's fourth grade class, "Breakfast at Tiffanys” . . . welcoming twin babies home from Ethiopia . . . attending a decorating cookie party with Miss Madelyn . . . celebrating anniversaries of friends and family . . . a renewal of vows ceremony . . . Tim's homeday celebration . . . mourning with a couple suffering from miscarrying their twins . . . grappling with the news of cancer with an individual . . . loving a family who is dividing. . . encouraging a friend who lost a friend.
Life.  Sometimes the stuff is too much to process.  But.  God entrusts us with what is before us, all of it.  
Consider  Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged (NIV).
We are able to move forward without fear or discouragement when we believe what God says: "I will go before you."  Nothing we do or experience has gone unchecked; God has covered what is ahead of us with His presence and made a way through all of it.  
Change your perspective of the next moment.
Trust God has gone before you.
Go forward with courage--God has been there.

Learning to Kickstart the day trusting God has gone before me.
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)