It’s not about me

Good morning my friends. We are staying in a airbnb close to our daughter Abbey and her husband Mike and our grandchildren. It’s been a wonderful time to reconnect and talk to our children and grandchildren about what they are doing and what they are planning for 2024. We celebrated Christmas and also Rachel’s birthday. Each of us are in different stages in our lives and want the assurance from our peers and from the Lord that we have their approval.

My bible reading today is about the excuses that Moses kept giving to God about “his next venture” in life.  And I think, “Come on, Moses, why do you keep making excuses? Just do it!”  But I do the same thing. Over the past 30 years, I have witnessed hundreds of answers to questions I had at the time and saw God do what only He could do and yet I’m at this new stage in my life and I keep looking for approval. What if this isn’t the thing to do? But the Lord has once again brought me back to where I say, “Lord, use me the way I can be most effective.”

I start classes this month and feel so inadequate, yet excited about this next step in my life. The Lord keeps directing me back to what He wants me to do. I love visiting people in need and encouraging them – I need to be needed.

In my briefcase I had a small book that Pastor Fred had given me entitled “Don’t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart,”How to relate to those who are suffering” and along with my Bible reading about Moses,  I realize I’m to keep moving forward and that He has this next step for me in my life. And now it’s time to move ahead.

I pray that this will encourage you, too, to continue to move forward in you life. Remember it’s not about “Me” but it’s all about Him!

Smile, God loves you, and so do I!