I've been feeling a little frayed around the edges lately, like an old pair of boots that has tread one too many miles and is showing a good bit of wear in the heels. There's a lot going on in my life these days, what with trying to sell a house, pack up to move to a new one, manage a full-time career, maintain my spirit and keep the body running. I guess the multi-tasking just takes its toll after a while. So, amid the chaos that is my current life, I have been desparately seeking to still myself and harken to the echo of the divine - the still, small voice, if you will. This morning as I took those few precious moments to quietly sit before the Lord, He blessed me by leading me to these verses from Psalm 90 in the Message:
Surprise us with love at daybreak;
then we'll skip and dance all the day long.
Make up for the bad times with some good times;
we've seen enough evil to last a lifetime.
Let your servants see what you're best at -
the ways you rule and bless your children.
And let the loveliness of our Lord, our God, rest on us,
confirming the work that we do.
Oh yes, Affirm the work that we do!
My daughter Cory has a job interview today after many months of trying to piece together a living following a lay-off. As her mother, it is only natural that I have been concerned for her; and yes, I'll admit it, I have fretted and stewed about her, sometimes before I have prayed. But I have spent my due time on my knees as well. Cory reminded me in an email this morning that I prayed this very verse over her four years ago. She had just moved to Birmingham, AL, to begin an internship with Southern Progress, the parent company of Southern Living, with whom she will interview today. The words of her email were a sweet reminder that our sovereign God really does rule and bless us. He delights in our skipping and dancing all the day long to the beautiful rhythms of His Grace. Perhaps He is bringing Cory full circle and, after a great deal of exploration and soul-searching on her part, is indeed affirming her work. We'll know soon enough. Suffice it to say, she's had some character-building times these past couple of years. Maybe today He will open the floodgates to some good times ahead. Regardless of what direction He takes her, or any of us for that matter, He is always the Perfector of our Faith who never ceases surprising us with love at daybreak.
