A few of my journals. Background is a prayer shawl. |
Journal Entry December 9, 1998
Lord, I know You are there, even thought I feel things that
alarm me. I see and hear things that make me sad. I know You are with me
because your word says, “I will never leave or forsake thee.” (Deuteronomy
31:6; 31:8)
There are times when I can feel Your presence and yet all I
hear and all I see are attempts to draw me away from You. My heart aches when
things are presented to me to make me sad. My eyes get red when I see things
that are not as You would want them.
But, I know
You are there because I believe that You are protecting me under those big
strong arms of love. (Psalm 91:4)
I know You
are there because I believe You hold me in the hollow of Your hand. (Hymn-When the Storm Passes By, by Mosie Lister )
(Exodus 22:33)
I know You
are there because You are watching over me, guiding caring, protecting, and
caring for me like a shepherd does his flock.
(Psalm 23, John
10:11)
I know You
will see me through this difficult time because I believe You love each of Your
children as if that child was the only one You have.
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This entry was written at a hard time in my life. We had
lost my stepmother the end of September and I was in grief. I had some other
issues keep popping up in my life.
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The journals in my
picture are a few of my own. The black one is a leather case that I can
purchase inserts for. It was a Christmas gift from my son several years ago.
The brown one was given to me by the president of the board of the nonprofit I
work with. The blue one is a rummage sale find this past weekend. The blue and
white one, I don’t remember how I got it.
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