Less than two months ago, the fragility of life came very close to home. Today, a friend of the family had a major stroke. She lays in a hospital bed with half of her body paralyzed, unable to talk and is frightened.
She could be any one of us.
Age,
race,
gender,
religion,
social standing,
the size of our homes,
or the amount of money in the bank account
just
doesn’t
matter.
No one knows what is going to happen next.
Life is fragile,
and intricate.
One minute we are blooming in our relationships
and careers,
and then something happens that knocks us down and we begin to fade. .
But there is always hope and we should hold tight to it even when life is hanging by an invisible thread.
Hope is an extraordinary spiritual gift from God that allows us to use faith to control our fears which overwhelm us during trials and tribulations. Being doubtful would be much easier and logical, but…
answered in wondrous ways.
The dry seasons in life
do not last.
The spring rains will come again.”
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. It's Sunday morning and I'm getting ready to go to church. But, I want to read your blog as well. God is so good to connect people even here, on the worldwide web.
Sheryl
I like the idea of abandoning my fear of failing. I'm going to go for it too! 🙂
This is so very true…I just went to a funeral for a friend just yesterday, and I was thinking the same thing. You just never know when life could take a turn. So many of us just take for granted the fact that there will be a tomorrow, but you just never know…
I love this post. Especially "your prayers will be answered in wondrous ways." I do believe that.
I believe that faith is paramount. By faith, I do NOT mean a specific religious belief, but actual belief that something great guides, and that what we seek we will find. Ask and we will receive. Not " believe it when I see it" but "See it when I believe it"
Hi Redhead,
I'm so happy to have "met" you through BlueFrog.
I had a friend and coworker suffer a stroke at 40. It has been a long recovery for him, but he continues to progress.
Your words and photos are a great reminder that life is beautiful and fragile at the same time, but so worth the journey.
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I love the way you used pictures to illustrate your thought pattern.
That part about "The dry seasons in life not lasting" and "The spring rains coming" has given me hope.
I lost a brother last year another brother and step mother this year and we had to put my dad in a nursing home recently. Definitely a "Dry Season" in my life right now.
I will hold on to your words for strength and encouragement.
Thanks,
Keith Martin
Publisher, InfiniteWaterFountains.com
I'm sorry to hear about your friends stroke.
Yes, each moment is a God given blessing. I'm as guilty as any in taking life for granted sometimes.
Great posts, quote, and pics.
Love looking at your blog! Beautiful photos and prose.
you are absolutely right. Life should not be taken for granted. This post came just at the right time.
I'm sorry about your friend – but what a beautiful post, beautiful pictures and beautiful hope! I finally decided long ago that I did not want to be proded by fear to live life, but by hope and faith to live life!