Good Morning Friends! Fabulous Friday, loved by HIM!!!! A few years ago we had a really wet spring….so wet that the creek that runs through our property, filled to over flowing, breaking its banks and flooding a pasture. The whole event was pretty strong, so when the flood waters broke loose they took down a quarter to half mile of fence bordering the creek. I mean to tell you…plum flattened that fence, laid it down!!!!! Now with the fence down the cows and sheep had total access to pastures on both sides of the creek…..not really the ideal situation. Of course, my husband had good intentions of fixing the fence immediately…..however, life happens! One year rolled into the next, big plans to get to it, but cows and sheep roamed where they pleased….each year more grass, limbs, leaves grew over the flat fence making a job that once would have been not easy, but very do able, now seemingly impossible! Year in…year out….can’t tell you how many times I heard “I gotta get that fence up.” So many times, that got to the point I really didn’t hear him….especially when he complained about the animals being where they were not supposed to be! Tuesday when I got home from work, he was sitting on the screened porch, munching on chips and dip and sipping a nice cool beverage! Remember how beautiful and warm it was on Tuesday, so I went in changed my clothes and put up my stuff so I could join him. He shared his chips and even had a cold drink poured for me. We chatted about our work days, enjoying our snacks, relishing in the beautiful spring-like weather. I needed to take care of my critters, as I was heading out the door he hollered, “hurry up, we are going for a ride!” When Kim wants to go for a ride on a week night he has a specific plan….something that can’t wait to have my attention. Maybe a new tool in the shop, or the beginning of one of his creative inventions or maybe a set of twin lambs….well, I had no clue what he was up to on Tuesday. As soon as I finished my chores we hopped in his truck and headed out! First stop, the gate that leads into the pasture that had flooded….I hopped out, unlocked the gate and in we went. Within just a matter of a few seconds I knew what he was up to! No new tool, or baby…..the fence was up!!!!! The whole length from one end of the pasture to other…..up…..in one day he had, with the help of a young neighbor, put the whole fence back up….one day….not even a whole day, he had done all his farm chores too! I was quite impressed with his accomplishment and praised him for a job well done….we of course had to drive the whole pasture and check it all out, although not perfect the fence would definitely do its job now! As we headed back to the house I couldn’t help but think how at times, we let the severe storms of life flatten us….our spirits, our moods, our finances…..flattened relationships…..we procrastinate…..let the messes in our lives get worse and harder to fix when we have the perfect tool with us all the time to get the job done! Our Heavenly Father is there to guide us with HIS wisdom, support us with HIS love, wrap us in HIS comfort…..HE”S there 24/7……why do we procrastinate….allow ourselves to get depressed, emotionally and spiritually….we make ourselves sick with worry and heartache…..when like Kim, when he finally just did it, got the job done in a few hours…..we can get our fences back up by going to our FATHER, giving HIM our worries, letting HIM carry the load! Oh Kim’s fence is not perfect nor will our “fences” in life always be perfect. Life on this earth because of sin is just not perfect….but Praise God He sent His Son to die for us and promises to mend our fences until we get HOME with HIM! Oh Father, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! You supply all the tools we need to keep our fences up!!!!!
Just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 2 Corinthians 1:5. Our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18. Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall. Psalm 55:22. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Isaiah 43:2. The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him Nahum 1:7. The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace. Psalm 29:11.
Love you all!
