Amazing..

I have been studying Isaiah this year. I must admit it has been a struggle. I have had to make myself do my lesson each and every week. But God has been good to bless me, enlighten me, reveal Himself to me, each and every week in spite of my lack of enthusiasm. Looking back, He has taught me many needed lessons. I have felt much like the Israelites this year, tempted to focus on my circumstances and be filled with fear and anxiety. But again and again I have seen God calling them and me to focus on Him, His greatness, His grace, His mercy, His sovereignty, His sufficiency. "Those who hope in the Lord will never be disappointed." Not hope in tomorrow, next year, in solutions, in the many things that have been my focus. No those who hope in the Lord and the Lord alone, will never be disappointed. It does not mean my circumstances will change. They may change, but they may get worse. But if my hope is in Him I will not be disappointed.

I have seen God do amazing things this year. In me. In my children. In my family. In my extended family. Some impossible things. Now is not the time to record them yet, but in time I will. Right now I feel blessed God has allowed me to witness the transformation going on in the lives of those I love! It is amazing!