A Joyful Keeper

It’s funny how sometimes when you let go of something that God asks you to let go of, He gives it back to you. It’s a test. It’s Him asking whether you are willing to let go of something - a dream, a physical possession, a person. Hmm, reminds me of Abraham and Isaac, although my blog is no where near as precious as a child, the principle is there.

I had to write the last post. God was prompting me to do so for so long . But I didn’t want to write something so final. I wanted options to return. To just take a break for a while. To have my cake and eat it if I wanted to.

As soon as I obeyed, peace came into my heart and God started speaking to me about what HE wanted me to do with this website, not me. He reminded me that it was supposed to be a “website” initially, not a blog. It was supposed to be a place to share encouragement and materials that I have collected over the years. It was supposed to be a tool to help me be a keeper, not to take me away from being a keeper. And so I am going to start taking small steps back to where I believe He wants this site to go.

Sometimes I may blog, sometimes I will put freebies up, sometimes I will write articles. Ideas that He placed in my head & heart at the beginning - I need to develop these.  So, we will see what happens in the next months….

When He started to speak to me about this I thought - oh no! I can’t write another post now - I just said goodbye! People will think I am so fickle!!! So, I resisted…. I guess I must have learned something because I didn’t resist as long as I did when I wrote the “goodbye” post! And is there peace? Yes. There is peace in listening and obeying, no matter how big or small the situation is.

I am thankful that I can still have this website and blog. Mostly I am thankful that the Lord is speaking to me about it, because doing His will is my heart’s desire.

I subscribe to Mom and Dad’s Corners from the Maxwells. This morning’s Mom’s Corner was a challenging one, about things that get in the way of us and our relationship with Christ. You can go here to read the article, but I will post the hymn that Terri mentioned.

Nothing Between

1.            Nothing between my soul and my Savior, 

               naught of this world’s delusive dream;

               I have renounced all sinful pleasure; 

               Jesus is mine, there’s nothing between. 

Refrain:

               Nothing between my soul and my Savior, 

               so that his blessed face may be seen; 

               nothing preventing the least of his favor; 

               keep the way clear! let nothing between.

2.            Nothing between, like worldly pleasure; 

               habits of life, though harmless they seem, 

               must not my heart from him ever sever; 

               he is my all, there’s nothing between. 

               (Refrain) 

3.            Nothing between, like pride or station; 

               self or friends shall not intervene; 

               though it may cost me much tribulation, 

               I am resolved, there’s nothing between. 

               (Refrain) 

4.            Nothing between, e’en many hard trials, 

               though the whole world against me convene; 

               watching with prayer and much self denial, 

               I’ll triumph at last, there’s nothing between. 

               (Refrain) 

I know there are things between me and my Saviour. I am working through some of those things at the moment, hence my absence from the blog world! I am seeking a simple and balanced life. If it takes time to reach it (which I know it will), I will take that time.

	       Nothing between my soul and my Savior, 

               so that his blessed face may be seen; 

               nothing preventing the least of his favor; 

               keep the way clear! let nothing between.