answers.

I started to get nervous today...as I have gotten recently over many different things. I am thinking about everything from getting bills paid, to going grocery shopping, to thinking about interviews I have before me, to moving and finishing up school. I am thinking about friends who are here and friends who are away, weddings I have to go to and days of school that will be missed. I am thinking about thank you notes that never got sent, presents to buy, and keeping up with life.

I am also reminded of my faith, or lack of faith at times. I am engaging with scripture more as I am helping a 5 year old get fired up about reading her bible with me each night before bed...and then there is prayer time. I started thinking about prayers that I prayed specifically before I came to seminary. As I was finishing up my reflections of prayer on interstate 94, I was able to let my nervousness cease because I realized that some of the most specific prayers I prayed before I entered seminary were still being answered by my Lord....it wasn't just answers to my prayers to be given to me only before I entered seminary, but I just realized that it is continuing answers as I have been here for 3 years now... Yeah, I like that about answered prayers. You never know when the blessings and the answers to the prayers end.


Sara Groves wrote a song that I haven't thought about for a long time. These lyrics are pretty much what I am experiencing.

Morning by morning I wake up to find
The power and comfort of God’s hand in mine
Season by season I watch Him, amazed
In awe of the mystery of His perfect ways
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.