Hello, hello crafting friends!
I know I’ve been absent the last few weeks, I’m so sorry! We’ve had quite the month of April starting with a 5 day power outage! Let’s just say it’s sort of been chaotic, and leave it there. I’ve missed blogging, especially since my website went live!
I would like to do a series for Wednesdays in the Word (In the Word Wednesday? I forgot what I call it!). I’m not sure what, so I’ll be praying about that.
What I will leave you with on this beautiful Wednesday evening is this:
Psalm 23:4, ESV Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
It’s so very familiar. The 23rd Psalm, spoken at so many important occasions in life. Something I have come to realize recently is this; the “valley of the shadow of death” is not an occasional period of life. It IS life. We walk constantly in the shadow of sin and death. As the psalmist, King David, notes, there is nothing to fear, for GOD is with us, certainly, if we have a relationship with Him. The very fact that He walks with me, and that He corrects and guides me is comforting. Yes, sometimes correction hurts. But, aren’t we better off for it?
This realization and a few other things in the last week or so have given me fresh perspective. Much needed fresh eyes and new inspiration. I can do better. Yes, I stumble, I fall, I sometimes do not want to get up…But God! He lifts me, He sets me on the paths of His righteousness. Not mine! and it’s for His Name. Not mine.
I hope this touches your heart today.
Thank you for coming by. See you again next week!
In HIS Name, blessings,
Barbara
Stampinopolous 