Twister Sister

It seems like lately that I'm stuck in a tornado. The debre flying around me has cut me, at times deeply. And I have found myself wondering how can I duck and miss getting hit when I can't even control standing. I'm wondering where I will land when I'm flung (is that a word ?) out of this whirlwind. My parents are both ill. My dad is in the Big Springs VA hospital and they can't seem to get the infection under control. He has pneumonia. My sister is amazingly going through her struggles with the power of God. I have felt a lack of confidence to say the least in the ability to pray for myself. I tell people all the time that it is okay, I pray for people all the time but hardly for myself. Today I read someone's blog (thanks Brandi) and she quoted a scripture that God used to speak to her. She posted it, I read it and God spoke to me. "In the past you have encouraged many a troubled soul to trust in God; you have supported those who were weak. Your words have strengthened the fallen; you steadied those who wavered. But now, when trouble strikes, you faint and are broken. Does your reverence for God give you no confidence? Shouldn't you believe that God will care for those who are upright?Job 4:3-6 How true, how humbled I am right now. I'm guilty of not trusting God with my emotions. I've been so busy feeling sorry for myself that I forgot who I was and Whom I belong to. I'm taking some time off from the children's minisrty so I can allow God to heal some hurts and to remove some yucky stuff I saw down in my heart. Last week I sliced my finger with the potato peeler. it hurts so bad and it bled a lot. It is better today and the skin is coming back all pink and new. That is how I will return. A new glow in my spirit, a fresh start. I am healed and made whole in the name of Jesus!