Thursday, August 29, 2013

PORTION OF THE PEACE

ONCE AGAIN IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN ON MY BLOG.

A BUSY SUMMER.  TWO TRIPS TO THE BEACH, A WONDERFUL TRIP TO ENCAMPMENT, WYOMING AND COLORADO WITH BOB TO VISIT A HIGHSCHOOL FRIEND, AND LOTS OF TIME WITH OUR PRECIOUS GRANDS AT HOME.

THAT IS A PORTION OF THE WHOLE OF SUMMER.  HEALTH ISSUES FOR BOB IS ANOTHER. 

AS I WAS PRAYING FOR MANY, MANY SWEET FRIENDS GOING THROUGH HARD CIRCUMSTANCES AND ILLNESSES, I GOT THIS LITTLE SCRIPTURE PICTURE IN MY MIND AND TRIED TO QUICKLY PROCESS IT ON PAPER.  CHILDLIKE, BUT IT EXPLAINS HOW I WAS FEELING TO ME!

PORTION IS A WORD THAT HAS BEEN SHOWING UP IN MY DEVOTIONALS AS I SEARCHED FOR HOPE AND PEACE.  SO, I GOT OUT THE DICTIONARY AND LOOKED UP THE DEFINITIONS OF SOME OF THESE WORDS.

AFTER READING THE DEFINITIONS OR THE WORDS PORTION, PIECE, WHOLE, PEACE....THESE ARE MY THOUGHTS!

GOD IS MY PORTION.  HE IS IN CHARGE OF MY WHOLE LIFE...EVERY SINGLE PORTION OF IT.  NOT A PIECE OF MY CIRCUMSTANCES NEED BE UNSETTLING FOR HE IS MY PEACE.

MY LITTLE DRAWING OF A PIE WITH A PIECE OF IT MISSING HAS MADE ME HUNGRY.
HUNGRY FOR MORE OF GOD'S PEACE AND PHYSICALLY HUNGRY.  OFF TO MAKE A PEACH PIE!!!!!