Greetings from Austin Street

Happy Monday!  All is well here at 811. Family conference at the center today. Bruce is such a rock star and making progress. Following the conference Bruce and his counselor went to Home Depot for the project materials to make the garden at the center.  So very cool! God is good and love wins!

Dear God, thank you for my roots that sink deep into your promises. Keep me building always on rock, never on sand. Make me secure as I surrender to you. God with your help no obstacle is too big for you. I thank you my God, that no obstacle is ever too big for you to fulfill your promises. I love you Lord. In Jesus name, amen.

This journey we call life has unexpected twists and carries the risk of stumbling. The psalmist knew that we all stumble and was so bold as to pen ancient words that would bring comfort to people centuries later. God holds us closely and even though we stumble we do not fall. There is no obstacle too big for any of us when God is with us. The obstacles we face are the way we learn our lessons of faith and they do not prevent His promises from coming to fruition in our lives. The nation of Israel was promised a land that would belong to them. It took them 40 years to arrive at that land and faced many obstacles along the way. I am sure that there were times along the way when they wanted to give up and go back to what they knew and were intimidated by the obstacles in their way. But God was determined that they receive the promise of the desires of their hearts and claim the Promised Land. With God leading them there was not an obstacle that could not be overcome.

When we follow the steps of the Lord then we may face obstacles, but we do not face them alone. There is an old gospel hymn that my Daddy really loves. It is titled, “I Can’t Even Walk Without You Holding My Hand.”  The phrase that that touches my heart says, “Down on my knees is where I learned to stand because I can’t even walk without You holding my hand.”  My friends let us pray and learn to stand being led by the Holy Spirit and face our obstacles full in the assurance that God walks with us in every step.

“When a person’s steps follow the LORD, God is pleased with his ways. If he stumbles, he will not fall, because the LORD holds his hand.”

Psalm 37: 23-24

Take joy in the journey finding our strength in the joy of the Lord. Wear comfortable shoes, get some sleep and think pink.  Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene