First of all, not surprisingly, there have been times where I have been so sad and emotionally dragged down, even being reduced to tears realizing the things that my best friend and spouse had to struggle with in one way or another, for her entire life, much of it internally, which eventually was influential in her passing to her eternal life. I've described some of that in previous posts, but they just scratch the surface. As sad as it is, I am so, so thankful that God rescued her from the path the devil was taking her down. Yet all the while, she was a beautiful, wonderful spouse that brought so much joy in my life for the entire 47.5 years of our marriage, and still continues two years later. What a blessing!
July, 2018, at Serpent River
Then at many other times, I have been so overwhelmingly thankful that God has been with me throughout my life, even in my sorrows and challenges, as some of my earlier posts described. But since Marie’s passing, I have had such a steep learning curve in understanding what she was dealing with, and even more so having a stronger growth in my faith and knowledge of God. While being married, Marie and I spent a lot of time growing together in so many ways, which was the way God intended it to be. Sure, we weren’t always on the same page in everything, but we were for many things, and spending time growing together, doing things together, sharing thoughts, experiences, etc., was so amazing and fulfilling. She was such a beautiful person to grow with! Of course now life is so lonely, without having a loving spouse to share it with. Do I wish/pray for another mate with which to spend this next stage of my earthly life journey for who knows how many years? Sure, the thought has crossed my mind as I am sure it does to most folks who have lost a mate, but it wouldn’t be without its own set of challenges! No one could ever replace Marie!! And someone would have to get used to me and vice versa!!! Hmmmm....Therefore without having someone else to grow with at this stage, I am spending so much more time in closer communion with my Creator and have grown so much in that area, recognizing blessings, exploring His creation, reading various Christian books, including near death experiences by so many to have a better idea of the love and beauty to expect in the afterlife, listening to inspirational Christian music, some of which definitely triggers various emotions. And perhaps most important, trying to be open to His Spirit speaking to me, and being open to what He wants me to do with my remaining years on earth. I know God has more blessings, and an ongoing purpose, and I am so thankful!
In addition, on a quite separate topic, I have recently been reminded of the role of water in our lives, and our dependence on it. A few days ago, I went to turn the water on in the morning. Nothing, not even a spurt. I waited a bit and tried again. Still nothing. Was it a problem with my system or something else? When the lack of water continued, I contacted the municipality and found out that there had been a water main break! Eventually, after about 7 hours, the water from the tap returned!
Wood Thrush
It was just a reminder that water is one of God's many, many creations, and we take so many of them for granted, instead of praising Him for numerous blessings even with the availability of water!
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| Hogg's Falls |
Up next, probably, is an update with some of the recently produced photos illustrating God's creation with various relevant Bible verses. It has been going well and is so rewarding! In addition, a future post will be referring to the book of Job, where God speaks to us in such elaborate detail and is by far the most in the Bible where He does speak to us. We all too often ignore it, unfortunately.
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