Twenty three days into our thirty one day furlough…our much needed furlough. I have not had a headache for nearly three weeks now and the tightness in my shoulders has disappeared. I was beginning to think my blood pressure was going back up, but the doc said that it was in good shape. Stress can do a lot to a body.
Though this is a bit of a confession, it will lack great details. The last 4 months took it’s toll on us. I know I did not blog much the last several months, but honestly, I did not know how too. It wasn’t just one thing or incident. It was a series of things. I cannot tell you how many sleepless nights we spent. Yes, God delivered, and yes, God gave us grace, and yes, I should have leaned more on God, and yes, there were so good and great moments in those months as well.
We soon return to FH, and yes, we are ready to see the children. I know that challenges await us, difficult decisions will have to quickly be made about several issues and as I thought and prayed about things last night, this verse of scripture came to me again. It is an old faithful scripture that I have leaned upon many times over the years. It’s truth always relevant and powerful. In 2 Chronicles 20, the story unfolds and things look bleak and difficult, so the king prayed and part of his prayer were these words, “O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you” (2 Chronicles 20:12). They kept their eyes on God; they prayed; they worshiped; and they found that the problem that was too great for them, was no problem for God. I like that! I believe that is still true! Our eyes are on you God! Rodney
