“Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.” Psalm 63:7
I was self-wheeling back home to my cell here in the Facility a few days ago and was grumbling to myself about how much the friction from the carpet slowed me down and that caused me to recall all the detours here in Bloomington when I was being taken to a doctor appointment a couple of weeks ago. Then yesterday, while looking through photos that were taken in Haiti, the attached caught my eye. Funny how that all came together. This photo was taken on the main highway between Cap Haitian and Gonaives and this particular place is probably a few miles south of Limbe. The road is surfaced but is rough; you don’t see many speed limit signs in Haiti because a vehicle generally cannot drive very fast under normal conditions to warrant a speed limit.
The woman on the left side is walking to a market to try to sell her goods; it appears that it might be a large pan full homemade peanut brittle in bags. I was grumbling about carpet drag and detours and this woman is walking for miles to sell her peanut brittle. Satan caused me to be discouraged and unhappy with my life in this wheelchair and I was reminded of life in Haiti and now things are back in a proper perspective; for the time being.
Constantly being in the Word is His way of keeping in that proper perspective. The children attending Christian schools in Haiti are also in His Word daily and they too are being reminded of how blessed we truly are being His children. Mr. Dennis Jernigan wrote the song “You are my all in all” and its words are a wonderful reminder of how important it is to keep our Heavenly Father in our daily thoughts and prayers.
“You are my strength when I am weak. You are the treasure that I seek. You are my all in all. Seeking You as a precious jewel Lord, to give up I'd be a fool; You are my all in all. Taking my sin, my cross, my shame; rising up again I bless Your name. You are my all in all. When I fall down You pick me up. When I am dry You fill my cup. You are my all in all. Jesus, Lamb of God worthy is Your name.”
Heavenly Father, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
May God be with you,
Jay