Our ladies retreat was an exceptional blessing this weekend. Our speaker, Gloria Daum is well taught in the scriptures and had many spiritual insights for us to digest. Along with her humble spirit her teaching was clear.
The thought that spoke to me most was that when Naomi returned home the women of the community said, "Poor Naomi! Look what your husband did to you." But she had a clearer vision of the reality in her life. She responded, "It is God that gives me good and bad. I will not blame anyone for the circumstances in my life." How mature, how wise.
Naomi could have said things about her husband that was true - how he had led them astray into Moab. How his children had married outside of the Jewish culture because of where they were living and then they both died there. In fact her husband died there too.
He had not been a good spiritual leader, he had done things that hurt Naomi, he had not been a good provider. YET, she spoke of God as the one who had brought her into this season of "winter" as Gloria described Naomi's situation in Moab. The winter was a time of pain and loss. We have all had winter seasons but moving out of those seasons into spring time is crucial to our continued health.
What stimulated Naomi to leave Moab? "She heard," that there was bread in Bethlehem. She heard of the Lord. Are you listening for God's voice calling you home? What will that sound like? I am sure you will know it when you hear it for it will come with the want to get up and go, a new energy that feels like springtime.
Having just passed through a deep time of winter in my life I feel a surge of springtime as I begin training again and setting my face towards the challenge ahead.
No news about a support vehicle but keep praying.
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