Tuesday - Where's the fruit?

Well we made it through Nathans scope this morning and will be waiting for biopsy results Friday. Watching him be sedated was really hard. I had to leave the room. Talk about feeling powerless. It took longer to get him set up for the scope, than the actually procedure itself. So I thank all my friends and family who have prayed for Nathan and for our family during these past stressful weeks.

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.  ~Frank A. Clark




So life goes on and we wait. Trying to stay hopeful and restored. Love can be the source of restoration and renewal. I have been trying to be mindful of the fruits of the spirit. Believe me there are days when I am not feeling so affectionate and compassionate. Those are the days that I think the world resolves around me. Some habits of self centeredness are hard to break,however are changeable. That is indeed good news.

Galatians 5:22-23 (New Living Translation)

 ²² But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things.

Galatians 5:22-23 (The Message)

 ^22-23But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.
 ^23-24Legalism is helpless in bringing this about; it only gets in the way. Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good—crucified

And so it goes..another day will go by, another chance to hope that Nathan will get better, another chance that restoration will come in a good nights sleep and in  the love and comfort of family and friends. Thank you for these gifts.