There, I have said it. I have tried carefully in these blogs over two years to ‘hint’ at my faith, so as not to offend anyone who might be reading, but it is what it is, and I have to admit it.

First, I believe God is good, always has our best interests at heart and will bring us through any circumstances that we ask Him too. Perhaps not to our perceived desired result, but to our best end.
He will never abandon us, and He is the protector of the unmarried, the widow, the fatherless. That is as true today as it ever was, and He has laid that on my heart as well and it never leaves me any more than it ever leaves Him. I believe He gave each of us different pieces of the human puzzle to care about, and our walk through this life just strengthens and confirms that part of His heart which He entrusted to us.

When I forget that I am in His plan, that He made me this way, that is when I am lost, and most in confusion and despair. And that is when He takes me aside, much as a husband in a good marriage takes his wife on vacation, to reflect, restore and renew the commitment we have to each other. Sometimes it seems like I cannot afford to get away because the crisis is looming, but that is exactly when He will choose to go.

It is during these times at a crossroads, where new decisions are eminent and unrelentingly demanding an answer, where God takes me on a Scrooge-like revisit of my life. It may start out as a scary, fearful time, but if I can be still and wait for Him, He always shows up at the appointed time. I never know exactly when that is, but He is never late, and He never stands me up! As we remember the moments and miracles together, my life falls back into place, and I am back on track: The track He has laid lovingly beneath me and ahead of me, reminding me that the destination is sure, and all the stops along the journey contain the joys we share together. How blessed am I, and how deeply loved.