We left behind a lot and there were regrets, because some of the people we love were hurt in the process. I praise God that as time passed, each relationship was restored.
Through our struggles here, we have found a new life and a deeper love for one another.
Some of my worst weaknesses have been surrendered one by one. (Why did I hold on so long?)
We had a freedom and a peace that we have never experienced before. Then last year everything that could be shaken was.
No mother plans to lose a child. Children bury their parents, not the other way around.
During the next twelve months after we lost our daughter, Carrin; Ray lost his brother, Bill; Ray had a quadruple heart bypass; and we moved from the home we thought we would grow old together in.
Corrie Tem Boom once said, "Hold everything loosely, because it hurts when God pries your fingers open."
What we have learned is that God has a plan for us. He wastes nothing.
The most precious gift we have is time.
I learned is we don't make time for children when they are young, they may not make time for us when we are older.
Ray and I moved to Texas for a season. We left grandchildren behind. Now as they are maturing, the tie between us is not as strong as I would like. If I had known that then, would I have moved?
I honestly don't know.
I see parents who think their job is more important than attending a football game. They say the HAD to work. Really? Where does trust come in ? Who is God? The job?
Maybe God is calling you to leave some things behind.
He has been doing it for centuries.
Michael Card has put it to music. Here are the lyrics. The video follows.
Things We Leave Behind
There sits Simon,
so foolishly wise
proudly he's tending his nets
Then Jesus calls,
and the boats drift away
all that he owns he forgets
More than the nets
he abandoned that day,
he found that his pride was soon drifting away
It's hard to imagine the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind
Matthew was mindful
of taking the tax,
pressing the people to pay
Hearing the call,
he responded in faith
followed the Light and the Way
Leaving the people
so puzzled he found,
the greed in his heart
was no longer around and
it's hard to imagine
the freedom we find
from the things
we leave behind
Every heart needs to be set free,
from posessions
that hold it so tight
'Cause freedom's not found in the things that we own,
It's the power
to do what is right
Jesus, our only posession,
giving becomes our delight
We can't imagine the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind
We show a love for the world in our lives
by worshipping goods we possess
Jesus has laid all our treasures aside
"love God above all the rest"
'Cause when we say 'no'
to the things of the world
we open our hearts
to the love of the Lord and
its hard to imagine
the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind
Oh, and it's hard to imagine
the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind
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