View of American Falls seen looking across top of Bridal Veil Falls and Luna Island from Goat Island on the New York side. Rainbow Bridge in the background; Ontario side at left across the Niagara River. (Sept. 25, 2004) Photo by © 2004 Matthew Trump
Good morning, friend,
We showed up to basketball practice on Thursday. Normally, I try to bring a water bottle with my son. This time, I brought my water (nice) and we didn’t bring his bottle. I relied on the church having drinking fountains, that they had water. Strolled in to see signs all over the place NO WATER, BOIL ORDER, drinking fountains had garbage bags taped over them. Ugh. I had forgotten. A pipe had burst. Grayslake had no water. It was unnerving.
Yesterday, news reports flash:
Hundreds in W. Va. report exposure symptoms after crippling chemical spill
Which reports that 300,000 people are without water, they can’t boil it, touch it, be near it. It’s awful. It’s scary. There is not an end in sight to this scare. The pictures on the television show people scrambling for ice, bottled water, chemicals floating on the river…frightening images…
I was in ·trouble [distress], so I ·called [prayed] to the Lord. The Lord answered me and set me ·free [ I will not ·be afraid [fear], because the Lord is with me [Rom. 8:31]. ·People can’t do anything [L What can people do…?]to me [Heb. 13:6]. Psalm 118:5-6 EXB
31 So what should we say ·about this [in response to these things]? If God is for us, ·no one can defeat us [L who is against us?]. 32 He did not spare his own Son but ·gave him [or delivered him over;C to death] for us all. So with Jesus, ·God will surely [how could he not…?] give us all things. Romans 8 EXB
Burst pipes, chemical spills can send us spiraling into fear and worry. It doesn’t even need to be something as severe as a spill or pipe, but friends, freedom is not found in focusing our attention on what is wrong in our lives and in the world around us.
I was in trouble…so I sat and stewed and worried and fretted and stayed up all night and had terrible heartburn.No…..
I was in trouble…so I called ( love this word here A primitive root [rather identical with קָרָא(H7122) through the idea of accosting a person met]) so literally the Psalmist is pestering the Lord! Not letting Him go. Lord! Lord! Lord! Does the Lord ignore His beloved? No, friend, He does not ignore His beloved! Whether it is a chemical spill or a basketball game or a pimple or a test or an argument with a friend, no matter what the reason, we call, He answers.
The Lord answered me and set me free.
The Lord answered me and set me free.
What if we enjoyed this day God gave us? What if we were not afraid of the day ahead? What if we believed what we read? Believe it, friend! Claim it! Live it!
Today is a new day. It is a good day.
Thankful for this day, it is my Mom’s birthday and I’m so thankful for her.
Thankful for this day, my kids’ first day of their basketball games, I think I’m more nervous than they are!
Thankful for a day with my husband today to enjoy time and space. We need a day!
Pray on. Pray on.
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