God always answers in the deeps, never in the shallows of our soul. –Anonymous
Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time. –Oswald Chambers
Don’t tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is. – Anonymous
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. – 2 Corinthians 12:9
Blessings and God’s mercy on your day. Lisa
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
– Robert Frost
I love this poem. It’s not just the road; it’s the choice. The decision and the commitment to walk down that road. Wow…heavy stuff for a Wednesday, but at least we’re awake and thinking now, right? 🙂
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” -Jesus, Matthew 7:13-14
Blessings to you on your road today, Lisa
What’s right in front of me is clear…
What’s over the water is less so but still beautiful…
What’s unknown over the mountain is exciting and keeps me traveling…
It’s all good, and it’s all God’s. Enjoy the journey today. Slainte, Lisa
“He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.” (Daniel 2:22)
It’s coming. The winds that will bring change. Be it cold front or circumstances…change is inevitable. And the more I can expect it, be ready for the change, even though it’s relatively unpredictable, the better I feel when it comes. Here are a few of my favorite quotes on battening down and buttoning up for change. And sometimes when the winds come, you just need to fling your arms wide and run into the newness. May God bless you with the wind at your back and the sun shining on your fields. Slainte, Lisa
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” – Gail Sheehy
“When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor E. Frankl
“You must be born again. The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” – Jesus (John 3:7b-8)
“May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam.” – author unknown
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.”
– e.e. Cummings
“My soul is full of longing
For the secret of the sea,
And the heart of the great ocean
Sends a thrilling pulse through me.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. ” – Psalm 139: 17-18
Rejoice in the wonder and joy of it all. Blessings, Lisa
Think About These Things 