Life seems to happen in fits and spurts. Today, literally, and some days, figuratively. I am listening to the alarm drive me up a wall as we repair/replace much of our house security system. The dog isn’t happy either, so I get a chorus of watchdog fury when the siren expels its beeping beep. I should let you know that each of those beeps is code for a not-so-nice word in my pounding head right now. I just got a call that the dryer repair guy is on his way too, so there goes my prospect of a peaceful afternoon with my book that just arrived from Amazon. I sit here, swimsuit (and coverup and capris) on, watching the two good hours of sunshine in our backyard evaporate before me. Yesterday was so productive. And today, I’ll do well to get a shower before Mike gets home.
Okay, I’m back. The dryer guy is here, and it’s the thermostat. Service charge, parts and labor are almost what a new dryer costs, but the thing is less than a year old, so I’ll take my chances and replace the thermostat. So goes another day of interruptions interspersed with unpredicted inconveniences. So is the norm really the unexpected? Could the interruptions and inconveniences possibly be predictable opportunities? Could they be God-designed messages to grow us in relationship with others, or at the very least, in patience? Spiritually, my life seems to be in much the same order. Fits and spurts of crises, failure, enlightenment, and calm. Truly, I welcome the opportunities. Not one of us would want the boring, level road of sameness and predictability. However, I am thankful for the one constant that prevails amid the ups and downs—He brings the peace that passes understanding to even the ordinary if somewhat inconvenient day.
None but Jesus (acoustic) – Hillsong
In the quiet, in the stillness
I know that You are God
In the secret of Your presence
I know there I am restored
When You call I won’t refuse
Each new day again I’ll choose
There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise
In the chaos, in confusion
I know You’re Sovereign still
In the moment of my weakness
You give me grace to do Your will
When You call I won’t delay
This my song through all my days
All my delight is in You Lord
All of my hope, all of my strength
All my delight is in You Lord Forevermore
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