faithful
As summer approaches and the days get longer, I've decided to dedicate a small amount of time each day to write and blog.
Today I have a heavy heart. But as I look out my bedroom window, an oak tree fills it frame, capped by a blue sky.
This is the same oak tree I stared at every day in 2010, as I was in a deep depression and just looking out my window afforded some relief. Unlike the women in anti-depressant ads staring out their windows, I did have hope. I was just so, so tired, really grieving and I was sick, really. The oak tree covered a small part of the bottom of my window, and I could see a yellow housetop above it. It seemed to never change, it seemed eternal.
I'm reminded of that today. This live oak hasn't stopped growing. It covers a third of my front yard, along with two other oak trees. It reminds me of the place the Lord rescued me from. Today I have a heavy heart, but it's really okay. Broken, but not distraught. Sad, but not depressed. Thoughtful, but not obsessed.
He has known my affliction and my wanderings. But I can say this. His mercies are new every morning, great is His faithfulness.
Today I have a heavy heart. But as I look out my bedroom window, an oak tree fills it frame, capped by a blue sky.
This is the same oak tree I stared at every day in 2010, as I was in a deep depression and just looking out my window afforded some relief. Unlike the women in anti-depressant ads staring out their windows, I did have hope. I was just so, so tired, really grieving and I was sick, really. The oak tree covered a small part of the bottom of my window, and I could see a yellow housetop above it. It seemed to never change, it seemed eternal.
I'm reminded of that today. This live oak hasn't stopped growing. It covers a third of my front yard, along with two other oak trees. It reminds me of the place the Lord rescued me from. Today I have a heavy heart, but it's really okay. Broken, but not distraught. Sad, but not depressed. Thoughtful, but not obsessed.
He has known my affliction and my wanderings. But I can say this. His mercies are new every morning, great is His faithfulness.