The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us… ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Haloes! J

 
The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us… ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Psalm 9:9 

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Psalm 121:1-2

 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD,  the Maker of heaven and earth.

Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens.  'Great', she thought. 'Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.' She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just wasn't there.  She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm,and she prayed that she might find her contact lens. When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains.  She thought of the bible verse 'The eyes of the Lord run to and from throughout the whole earth.'  She thought, 'Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me.' Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, 'Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?'

Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it?  An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it! The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens with the caption, 'Lord, I don't know why you want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what you want me to do; I'll carry it for you.' I think it would do all of us some good to say, 'God, I don't know why you want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy.  But, if you want me to carry it, I will...  ~  Forward email...

Ons weet nie hoekom dinge uitwerk soos dit uitwerk nie…  Ons weet nie hoekom God sekere dinge oor ons pad stuur wat ons moet saamdra nie…  Maar ons weet dat Hy ons nooit sal verlaat nie, en ons nooit in die steek sal laat nie…  Selfs al voel dit vir jou asof jy bid, maar dat daardie gebed nie verder as die dak gaan nie…  Hierdie storie was vir my ’n absolute inspirasie…  Partykeer is daar hoeveel onnodige “swaar” en “seer” dinge wat ons met ons saamdra…  Dinge wat lank reeds verby is, en dinge waaraan ons niks kan verander nie…  Of ons worry so baie, oor so baie dinge, oor so baie mense dat ons vergeet om ons lewe, of net die verlede herlewe, en die HEDE tot niet laat gaan… 

Iemand het nou die dag vir my gevra – hoe “let mens go” van al die dinge wat jou so laat worry…  Dis BAIE moeilik ne!  Op papier lyk alles gewoonlik makliker as wat dit werklik is…  Die enigste manier om te “let go”, is om te bid…  Wanneer ons bid, sorg God…  Al sien ons dit dalk nie dadelik raak nie, doen ons Skepper “agter die skerms werk”…  OF dit nou is om ons bekommernisse minder te maak, of om ons harte sagter te maak…  Sodat ons kan vergewe, en liefhê, sonder beperkings…  Laat God toe om jou te dra…  Om jou laste ligter te maak, en jou hart rustiger…  As God iets oor jou pad bring, SAL Hy jou daar deurkry…  Jy kan rustig wees in daardie wete – God is vir jou…  Hy sal jou bewaar, en jou grondgebied vergroot, sodat Hy daardeur verheerlik kan word…

Mag jy ’n PRAGTIGE naweek hê!

Blessings!

Anelli**