Time

 

1/22/2021

Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end."

I am really cherishing time at this stage of my life. Maybe I have become more focused on the precious gift time actually is because of all the horrible loss that occurred during the past year. Every day there are new tragic numbers that are reported about people who have succumbed to Covid, and it is just heartbreaking. This has made me focus on how precious time with those we love really is, and I am trying not to take that gift for granted. 

As I have shared before, my family has had our fair share of struggles over the past six months, but we have remained healthy. The most extraordinary gift we have been given during this period, however, is the gift of time. This has been the single biggest blessing in my life over the past six months, My sweet husband has been able to decompress from the stress that was invading his life. He has been able to focus on faith and his true purpose, opening himself up to be led by God in every area of his life. This has been a wonderful example to me and others around him. He has truly been able to walk with God and stay a man of integrity through it all. 

Every morning we start our day together in God's Word, conversation, and prayer. We have devoted time to this most important part of our day, and it has made a tremendous difference in all areas of our lives. God has inspired and challenged us; He has given us direction and clarity; He has placed joy and peace firmly in our souls. God has blessed us more than we could have ever imagined, even through all of the turmoil and strife, and we will be forever grateful.