Leading love down the pathway - april 16, 2009

"But I don't care what they say I'm in love with you, they try to pull me away, but they don't know the truth” 

That was my Aunt’s ring tone on her phone last fall when my Uncle was in the hospital. I heard that song an awful lot and grew to like it. Today when I heard it on the radio, I thought of my aunt and how during the whole hospital stay after the accident, she was at the hospital 24/7 for weeks. People kept trying to get her to leave the waiting room, or leave the hospital for a little while just to get away. That’s a good idea sometimes. Too much of one place can make a girl crazy, but she knew how much time she needed and when she needed it to get away, even if it was just a walk down the hallway. 

She showed her love by staying by his side the whole time, always staying positive around others, and she was there no matter what, even more so when things got tough. It made me think of God and how He never leaves us when things get tough. He’s always beside us, never giving up, no matter how “sick” or “hurt” we are. He’s right there with just the right dose of “medicine”, we just have to be willing to take it and follow all His directions to continue on the healing process. Sometimes He puts us through “physical therapy” – it might hurt for a little while, but in the end you’ll be better for it. 

Sometimes we break, sometimes we stumble, and sometimes we fall. He’s always there to carry us along and if we let Him, put us back on the His stable pathway. It’s when we think we know the directions so we veer off to the left or right thinking it’ll be a fast route that we end up lost and in trouble, calling out for help. Keep straight on His path; it’s the only way to get to your destination. He’s the only one who knows where you’re heading. How can you take control of something you know nothing about? 

Nehemiah 9:19 ~ "Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the desert. By day the pillar of cloud did not cease to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take.”