His Daughters' Letters Trusting in the Here & Now | Page 29

When describing measurements of time, the spectrum of its description can be a tad quirky. Time can feel like a fleeting moment, a blink passing right before our eyes. Fleeting moments come when children leave home. Watching the door shut behind them it seems as though only yesterday they took their first breath. And in one simple blink of an eye, adults they are, off to build a life of their own. Time can stand still, a frozen moment in life where forward progress is not found. In seasons of frozen moments, the best description would be to picture one’s self standing in the middle of the street, unable to move and yet there is a vortex of activity surrounding every geographical square inch.

I am in a vortex season. I can see everyone around me running their race, taking their next steps, doors opening and here in this whirl wind of change; my feet are planted in a frozen state. It is easy to trust when I know the course of direction my feet are to travel. Trust in the unknown is when it gets tough. Human instinct is the need to know exactly what lies ahead, where the curves in life so we can be prepared. However the Lord desires His children to trust Him in the here and now; without knowing every pertinent detail, to trust His plan explicitly with zero reservation.

For me, standing in the middle of the winds of change has brought on unsettling emotions from within. Moving out of my comfort zone is overwhelming however this is where the Lord is nudging me to trust Him in the unseen. So how do we do that? Trust the here and now? We keep our eyes fixed on the Lord; staying rooted in His word, and on those days or seasons when time stands still, we cling to His promises knowing they will not return void. And we will not be shaken.

Psalm 16:8

I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Stacey is a mom, a grandmother and a woman after God’s own heart. Born and raised in the Deep South, she loves people, Cajun traditions, and

sharing the love of God too. She lives her southern life by God’s grace and love.

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