that every dawn is a miracle of God.
He doesn't have to give us another day. This past weekend I sat and listened to multiple people share how God impacted their lives in the past and how they would like to see Him impact their lives in the future. I shared a couple of thoughts myself. But the overwhelming theme of the entire weekend of meetings, coffee klatches, and dinner fellowships was not so much about me.
It was about others.
It was about others coming to Jesus....about knowing Him. Not just knowing Him as Savior, but knowing Him intimately, completely--as a constant companion and friend. Wherever we go, whatever befalls us, and with whomever we meet.
If you are anything like me, you can easily be caught in the web of fitting in. I feel very disconnected from folks. I don't go through the day planning every detail or event. Oftentimes I don't even plan dinner. I don't really have much of a schedule or routine. I don't work outside the house anymore. I don't have clubs or meetings or social engagements. Most of my day is filled with happenstance moments.
One lady shared how she once read that Oswald Chambers wrote that "God engineers circumstances."
I think that God not only engineers the circumstances of our lives, He works in us to fit the circumstances we face. He knows where He wants to connect. Sometimes we are on the receiving end of difficulty and God brings someone into our life to lean on, to guide us, to lend a hand and pull us out of a pit. Sometimes we are on the giving end of a circumstance; we become the leaning post, the guide, the hand that God uses to deliver.
Every single morning that dawns, we find ourselves with opportunities to be His light throughout the day. The beauty of this truth is we never walk alone in our efforts. The light that shines forth from us is powered by the continual life we have in Him. When we feel we live in the shadows, it's time to look for the "light" He is engineering through others to give us wings.
This morning I was writing a post on my other blog, SelahV Today. It was a whimsey of thought about getting a kick-start on the day. I wasn't feeling particularly "zest-filled" or "zeal-oriented". I had no zany zip, either. I often write to myself in the posts I pen. I preach to me. Just as I finished my post, my Sunday School teacher called. She wanted to touch base with me. It was a good feeling to have someone on the other end of the phone who cared about me--who wanted to know how I felt. She became the light which brightened my shadowed mind and spirit. God engineered a circumstance. And I am grateful He used Elaine to show me He had His eye on me. selahV"If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there Your hand will guide me,
Your right hand will hold me fast." Psalm 139:9-10
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