This Thursday will mark 2 months since my precious Mom left this earth. 2 months. I’ve been pondering that all day. Today was one of those days where something happened pretty major in my life, which usually triggered a phone call to Mom. She was a wealth of wisdom on so many topics, but one topic I truly valued her insight and discernment on was parenting. My kids and Angie’s kids were so important to her, so I always knew she would give me honest counsel. Not just what I wanted to hear, but what I needed to hear regarding my kids. As my morning unfolded, this challenging situation I was facing then turned to grief. After getting in a good cry, I stopped and listened. Here’s what the Lord brought to my mind and my heart -
HE is our ever present help in time of need. HE is. HIM. I miss my Mom. Nothing could ever replace her. Her wisdom was a treasure, yet this truth remains – HE is ever present. In that moment, I felt His love and His peace embrace me. I am not alone. Thank you Lord for that sweet reminder. Needed it big time.
Psalm 46
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. [a]
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
Selah
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah
8 Come and see the works of the LORD,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields [b] with fire.
10 “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah
