The last two months have brought some difficulties with people not following through on their promises. This failure on their part has put me into a  bind (actually several binds).

 In the midst of this I have sought to consistently offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving, to trust God to work things out–and yet, on an emotional level, the dark shadows of worry were always lurking on the edges of my mind.

Then today the Lord brought a change of perspective. These “binds” are actually exciting opportunities to see God act into my life. These difficulties are actually invitations to join God in His great plans. They are the chance to live the truth that God’s power is made perfect in my weakness, it is the opportunity to let go and let God’s power carry me forward into the unknown, doing what is my part, not His!

This insight, this reminder and revelation rejuvenated my  joy. They nurtured my first love for God, and fanned  my flagging faith in the totally faithful One.

He is helping me to more deeply  live Psalm 50:23 where HE says, “he who offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me and opens the way that I may show him the salvation of the Lord!”

Picture: the path disappears, but God will reveal the next stage at the right time.