It's Wednesday

It's Wednesday and I'm listening to the radio.  "Be Thou My Vision" sung by Selah, is rending my heart and turning my eyes toward Jesus.

Now Chuck Colson is speaking to the events of the day. 

Lord, have I thanked you recently for the blessing of Christian radio?

There has been a too long break in my listening.

A "boom-box" radio/cassette/cd player in my study, which has been our only radio for some time, rarely or most of the time, isn't able to pick up Moody Radio, my favorite station.  I have to admit there has been a void.  But like most things, good and bad, as most of us do I have adjusted to its absence.

I've truly been more prone to wander without its constancy in my life I realize today.

You see, 25+ years ago the Lord intervened in my life, and through the difficulties in my marriage turned my face back toward Him. And with His strong and tender hands cupping my upturned face encouraged me with an outpouring of great music of our faith. There were many treasured hymns from childhood flooding my memory and praise music lifting my heart. The popular Christian music of the 80's and 90's, rich with God's word, permeated the spaces in my home, in my automobile and landed in my heart.

Today I stand at the threshold of a new door the Lord has opened and asked me to walk through. I look out and desire all that the Lord has in store for me during this season of my life.  If you were standing next to me you would see that it's dark out there.  My record with "the dark places" is one of shrinking back more times than I like to admit.  During the past 12 months I have tested the path and my progression has been as the time-worn expression - "2 steps forward and 3 steps back".  It is a battle of my flesh and a supernatural battle that the enemy is waging.

The great "I Am" is bigger than my enemy; bigger than my fears; bigger than the lusting of my flesh to keep the status quo.  He alone knows best how to spur me on and how to encourage me.

Last Monday I returned from a week long visit with my son to find a new "sound system" complete with radio and cd player that picks up my favorite station.  One that when turned on for the first time was tuned to Moody radio my husband increduously told me. ( I can see you smiling as you read that)

At the moment Dr. Irwin Lutzer is teaching in the background and I stop in mid-sentence, my heart stirred once more by the total care and love my heavenly father pours in and over his children.

In my life, so far,  He's never been early and He's never been late.  No, God has always been on time.  How I praise Him today for another day to love him.

The sound you hear my friend, is the hinges on this new door the Lord has given...I'm throwing it open..WIDE.. to discover what it really means to walk by faith.  Will you join me on my journey?

It's my prayer.