Joshua 1:9 states Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage: be not afraid neither be dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withsoever though goest..
This was written in the old testament in the Bible and yet I am convinced those words apply even moreso today. I listened to my husband regale me with great stories about his travels as a child around the world and throughout the United States while his father was in the military. I have had the privilege of reading some of the poetry while Kevin was making all of these moves as he grew up and there were multiple passages that convince me over the years that perhaps in the middle of all of the traveling that God was perhaps the only constant outside of Kevin's family. It is interesting, because you can see God working in him in the early years of his writing, even with the writing being more simple than it was as he became an adult. He certainly had plenty of reason to be afraid as he was told to keep an eye on his mother and the sisters while his father went on tour. He told me of fear whenever a cavein in an embankment could have smothered him when he was 8. He told me of fear whenever in a cafe that was bombed by terrorists in Germany. But as I look back on these stories now, I wonder if all of those incidents were items to help him grow stronger and to walk with courage as he faced his physical demise.
I wonder sometimes if the scripture in Joshua applies to God being in places with us emotionally and spiritually as well. For instance, this process of grief over losing my husband and all that entails. I have to believe that God understands and is there walking with me and beseeching me to stand with courage as I look forward to my aging years without my spouse there to hold me, or even doing something as simple as creating a new recipe in the kitchen.
Until tomorrow, know that God really is here for you....and me too!!!
shhhhhhhhhh.............................
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