Keep Trusting the Lord

The kind of persistent, extreme heat we have experienced recently alters our routines and schedules, causing us to reconsider things often simply taken for granted. Whether it's working in the yard, running errands, walking the dogs, or playing golf, we consider alternative times for pursuing these interests or alternate activities that will keep us in cooler places for longer periods of time.

Losing power last week forced many of us to be confronted by the blessings we so routinely take for granted that were suddenly non-existent. Several times I walked into rooms and flipped on switches, as I had done many times before, only to be reminded that without electricity, the switch and the light fixture, were useless. My neighbors hooked up generators that rumbled day and night, but they were only a temporary solution, and depending on the size, a poor substitute for the source of power we utilize every day.

Now, certainly there were circumstances that were life-threatening, depending on the age or physical needs of particular persons, but for most of us, these challenges were more manageable than we would probably like to acknowledge. Adjustments were made, complaints were voiced...then we moved along to do what had to be done.

Life is like that...recognizing our situation, assessing next steps, then moving forward to do what we have to do. The Psalmist has good advice for us in such transition... "Let the Lord lead you and trust him to help." (Psalm 37:5, CEV) I know the frustrations of day to day challenges sometimes get the best of us. I know we grow weary of things and people that don't always work as we think they should, but remember...in the dark, in the extreme heat...even when nothing around you seems right, God is still working...Let the Lord lead you and trust him to help."

Stay cool and keep trusting the Lord for help. That's the best advice on a day like today!

Jim Abernathy