Praise the Lord!

Hooray!!! Glory is out of the hospital now and back at home as of the evening of Sunday, Feb. 24th. Thank the Lord for all of His healing!! I have had a glorious weekend! I went to Menno Haven (a weekend long retreat) and there found encouraging Bible talks and my PARENTS! They had surprised me back showing up without telling me they would be there. It was so nice to be able to see them again.

As I prepare to go on tour with Ensemble I have been battling feelings of inadequacy and fear. The Lord showed me a beautiful verse today as I was doing my Old Testament reading in Isaiah. Have you ever watched someone who is really afraid? Their hands start to shake as do their knees. If you would ask that person what is wrong- more than likely they would tell you that they are afraid or fearful. Isaiah 35:3-4 states, "Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you." The enemy I have been fighting is fear- God will take care of my fear if I give it over to Him. This verse reminds me of the trust that a little girl has in her dad- a trust so strong that when she is in danger she knows that he will do all he can to help her- to save her. I think of the story I once heard about a child jumping out of a second story window to the arms of her dad when their home was on fire. Or even just the simple trust shown when most dad's play with their children in a pool. You know when the child jumps off the edge into the water knowing that her dad will catch her. Am I willing to jump? We hear about "taking the leap of faith" and I think that is what this is talking about. It is what happens after we obediently leap into our heavenly Father's waiting arms....