Looking Out

When the nurse pulled back the curtain in my hospital room this morning I instinctively looked out to see what the weather looked like. I was surprised to see a heavy fog hiding the world from me.

I had had to deal with some difficult situations while I was in hospital and I’m sure you will agree it’s always harder to deal with such things when you feeling unwell, tired and weary. My unplanned visit to the hospital while away from home had some other implications, meaning that I would not be able to attend a family function that I was looking forward to and travel arrangements for my return home were going to create some challenges.

As I keep telling others “LIFE HAPPENS” and I have to be grateful for the fact that I am still alive and that there will be other nice family functions to attend. As I hunted through scripture for some insight I read a piece that fitted me to a T. No right at this minute I don’t feel better but I have those verses to look at and a God to speak to until I relax enough to be able to accept the situation.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18

As I looked out at the fog that morning I knew that it would clear and a bright sunny sky would replace it but I did wonder how long it would take for the fog to clear in my life.

In the meantime instead of looking out I need to be looking up regardless of what I don’t see yet. – That is called faith I believe, weak as it is.