last day

Sunday, January 3, 2010 (7:40 a.m.)

Lake Arrowhead Chalets #114

It’s our last day here Lord,

Have we learned what You would have us learn? Have we grown in ways that are pleasing to You? Will we take positive memories home with us? Will we trust and depend on You more readily?

I can only speak for myself here Lord, with a loud and resounding ‘Amen!’ Again I look to Your Word and find verses that speak specifically to me. Nehemiah 8:9b-10, “Don’t cry on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God – it is a time to celebrate with a hearty meal and to send presents to those in need, for the joy of the Lord is Your strength. You must not be dejected and sad!”

(8:27 p.m. – home again)

“…not be dejected and sad”. Thank You Lord! Thank You that because of You there is reason for rejoicing and good cheer. Thank You that even when all does not turn out as we expect or hope, we can look to You and place our hope there. Mm. Yes Lord. Hope in You! Yes!

Falling asleep earlier, while watching T.V. and not being able to sleep now gives me the chance to come back and finish our time together. Thank You Lord!

Thank You for a safe, beautiful trip down the hill. Thank You for another inspiring time of worshiping with my family. Thank You that even though there remains an unsettling glitch between the wants and needs of a certain individual, YOU are more than able to reshape and breathe Your life into each of us.

Lord, there were signs of ingratitude and attitudes of feeling put upon. Oh but Lord, just as we learned in the message at church today (John 2:1-10) about You performing Your very first miracle by turning water into wine, You keep the best for last. We don’t know what we’re going to have learned from this last day of vacationing together. But I can choose to look to You, expecting that Your best for each of us is yet to come.

John 7:37 also mentions a “last day, that great day of the feast, (when You) Jesus stood and cried out saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let Him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” In verse 39 John described this ‘rivers of living water’ as being the Holy Spirit that would soon be given to all who believed in You.

It is upon Your Living Water that I depend Dearest Lord! This little hiccup of discontent for one in no way has to poison the hearts and souls of the rest. How I fully rely on You to take what we are to learn from this, which at this exact moment I believe is 1 Corinthians 13:7-8. “Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful and trusting. Love never fails!”

On this, our very last day of vacation Lord, I ask You to teach us how to truly love one another as You would have us love. I love You so very much Dear Lord. Thank You. Amen.

(531 words ~ 9:25 p.m.)