Rambling Friday: When Troubles Come...

When troubles come, what do we do?  

Complain?

Put on a grouch?

Question why does it have to be ME?

Put on a martyr'd face?

*  We had to put off Christmas celebration because of circumstances, till January. BUT it turned out just fine. Relaxed and fun.

*   Hubby and I both got a serious case of covid (in spite of all precautions) in February and March. BUT, you know what? It drew me closer than ever to God. He loves us so much, and I trust in Him!!

* In late Spring hubby lost a beloved brother suddenly and unexpectedly. We were heartbroken and sad, but God gave hubby the strength to speak at his funeral. He comforted us when we needed it although we surely didn't understand the why.

* We lost close friends from our church who felt it was time for them to move on. Sad.

* Hubby and a son have been way too busy trying to complete some jobs they took on. WHICH means, they had little to no time to complete some landscaping and repairs needed on our property. Sigh. 

* Hubby had a bad case of kidney stones, and I've been going through another serious physical problem.

OR...

Can we, do we look heavenward and claim the Biblical verse:

The Lord is good, 

a strong hold in the day of trouble; 

and he knows them that trust in him.

Nahum 1:7

God has given strength to face each and every battle that has come our way this year of 2022. 

Because, sure as we are breathing (right now!), God knows our problems, our very being, and He will honor His word. He cares about us and whatever befalls us, He will see us through each and everything that comes. He is our anchor! 

What a wonderful God!

Rambling Friday: Rambling About Blessings and ...

 Sometimes it seems a person has more troubles than blessings. Have you ever felt it? Oh, yeah, I have. 

• Everything breaks down at once: the stand-up mixer refuses to mix up the dough another time, the lawnmower gives up the ghost, and your favorite vase, dish, mug, whatever--well, you or someone else drops it, and of course, it doesn't bounce. It breaks. 
• You're coming home from a nice dinner with friends, or you're in a hurry to get to your
  
  
  destination or you want to get home before the storm hits--doesn't matter what the situation is--and a beautiful, doe-eyed deer decides to jump in front of your vehicle. Uh, huh, right.
• Or it's winter and you slip on the ice and injure your knee, elbow, or some other part of your anatomy. If it isn't that, lines freeze up. Or the electricity goes off and everything thaws...

Yep, some of this has happened to us, recently! 

But... (there's always a but, isn't there?) there are blessings too. And when the blessings come, somehow the world seems a wonderful place.

And I think to myself, "What a Wonderful World."

You kinda forget about the troubles you've just gone through. The blessings outshine the hardships. Everything seems top of the world. Those troublesome troubles seem to fade out--almost as if God has your back. Almost as if he's saying, I truly do love you. See...

It's then I whisper, Father, forgive me.

And he does. 

Beyond the Clouds

Most of the battles

of life are won

by looking 

beyond the clouds

to the sun,

And having the patience

to wait for the day

when the sun comes out

and the clouds float away.

all nature heeds 

the call of spring

As God awakens

everything.

--Helen Steiner Rice

May your day be filled with sight that sees beyond your clouds!