Did you ever have one of those days? I mean one in which you just flow through the day effortlessly, without a care in this world? I've been having a string of them lately, and the only thing to which I can attribute it is that God will give you perfect peace if you keep your eyes stayed on Him.
Retirement can be a beautiful thing, but it's so easy to get caught up in a busy schedule, rushing to and fro, and feeling just as tired at the end of the day as when one had a full time, demanding job. I've had to do a "self correction" recently to clear the underbrush of "make busy" activities that have nothing to do with my God-directed purpose in life.
Some of you know that my only child resides in a nursing home and is fighting the progression of MS. I am her legal guardian and her mother, so my main focus most days is to assure that she is okay. After that, my focus is on the "assignments" that God gives me-some small and some big. God knows me better than I know myself, and although sometimes I complain to Him that I'm retired, He gently pricks my heart, makes my spirit contrite, and says patiently, "Dee, I KNOW. I created you...I knew you before the foundation of the world...before you were formed in your mother's womb. I have plans for you to DO MORE, to GIVE MORE, to LOVE MORE."
I will start sharing with you, gentle readers, some of those God-directed assignments in future posts. Just suffice it to be said today that I am aware that it is my reasonable service to do that which glorifies my heavenly Father. Enough whining and complaining! Let's do this with JOY! Let's operate in the flow of the Holy Spirit leading me into all truth, and being anxious for nothing.
More to come...
