The Path

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

path

1.a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.

 

2 a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden;

 

3. a route, course, or track along which something moves:

 

4.a course of action, conduct, or procedure:


These things have been stirring in my spirit.....what does my path look like?  am I on the right path?  and is it getting brighter and brighter?
Sometimes there is not a lot of definition to the path I am on...there is a faint outline and I know I need to keep moving forward but there is not a lot of clarity...not a really good , clear place to place my feet...

I think that it will get clearer as I move along ..I have been this way before and I know it is most important to keep on going..not get stuck and sit down.....not wait for someone else to do it for me....to KEEP ON putting one foot in front of the other.......I get so involved in watching my steps that I forget to look up.......

I forget that there is LIGHT right over me....that looking down will not help me get there faster..and being too careful is not beneficial to me...it involves taking risks to stay on this path....throwing caution to the wind.  I am a seasoned walker.....I know how to do this...this moving on is familiar to me and new at the same time.....just right above my head.........

this.....

COLOR...and lots of it..there is not darkness.....there is LIGHT.....and that must mean I am on the right path.....that is what His word says....it gets brighter and brighter..........

so when it seems like this.....obstacles.....or trees down across my path....I need to just step over them..or jump over them......or cut them up and make firewood if I want to stay there that long .....which I DO NOT!   but the main thing is even when there are things in my way, don't let that stop me...stay on the path...and there will eventually come a clearing..  a place of rest...a broad place    a place I can move around a bit more freely.....

 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

I encourage you to keep walking..   make sure your path is leading you to Him......that is where I find myself this day......the path is not clear but it is filled with hope and light.....and I know I am on the verge of this spacious place......

I stand on the edge of a clearing.......and I continue to put one foot in front of the other....as this path unfolds, I intend to stay on it....no matter what.....


thank you so much for stopping by today.  I would love to hear from you...leave me a comment...where is your path ?    I am not always in the woods, but sometimes that is where I am ...It's a good thing I love trees.... 

I hope to see you again soon... 

He restores my soul

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.  

 

  He makes me lie down in green pastures ; He leads me beside quiet waters.

He restores my soul ;

 

He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; 

 

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies ; 

 

You have anointed my head with oil ;

 

My cup overflows.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, 

 

And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever . 

 

 

this is one of my favorite Psalms..when I saw this green field, I was immediately reminded of it...these verses have been a hiding place for me for many years.. 

I love that He MAKES me lie down in green pastures and He restores my soul..I think that these two actions go together...because I yielded to lying down, my soul is being restored.

Life has been hurtful..people have been unkind..sometimes it has been very hard to get over the betrayal of close relatives.

but

then I remember He prepares a table before me..

my cup overflows..

it is all about perspective..His perspective..

and the healing begins all over again.

He truly, truly does restore my soul.

and for that I am forever grateful to Him

does your soul need restoring?

let Him make you lie down

thank you for stopping by today....please come again soon..

Cucumbers like kudzu...

cucumbers

While I have been doing nothing this week and trying to get well, my garden took NO REST and just kept right on producing as if nothing was any different.....nature has a way of doing that, doesn't it? 

I have had a lot of time to ponder that...I was raised thinking that my feelings had everything to do with life and all that it involves....but that has been proven once again this week that it is not  really  the truth....I have felt bad and haven't felt like doing anything...but.... my garden kept right on growing and producing....so you see, my feelings had nothing to do with the outcome...

I think there is a lot of life like this...we think it is all about our feelings when in reality, it has NOTHING to do with what we are feeling...it's funny to me how we learn things growing up and then think they are the gospel just because we believe them..then comes the day of reckoning when we have a revelation of what is TRUE.....this week has been all about that...I have learned this from my garden......I felt bad and it felt good..and guess who won out????
my feelings had not one single thing to do with how this harvest turned out...I had put in the work earlier in the season and thankfully that is paying off now regardless of how I feel about it. 

I hope this gives you something to ponder...about life..about our feelings...about how they do not rule the world..and it is a good thing they don't....there are principles in our lives that we cannot feel our way out of.....I think all of this points to a life of faith...one that is not dependent on me, but on HIM...He kept the world together this week even when I didn't feel like it was happening....that gives me comfort knowing that it doesn't depend on how I feel .......I hope these ramblings make sense...give me your thoughts on the matter....
when I went outside this morning, my garden has never been more beautiful and productive than it is this year...and I am serious, my cucumbers are growing like kudzu...

first tomatoes

my pea patch

gift from Nancy

okra blooms

glorified ditch lily

red crepe myrtle buds

thank you so much for stopping by this morning....isn't it a good thing that the world does not revolve around our feelings?  faith in God is a much better way to live life....I hope your weekend is filled with summer fun...