I Didn't Fall Off the Planet

I just realized I haven't posted since Monday. I've been on the blog every day. I've read other blogs. I just haven't so much posted. Too much going on in my brain, I suppose. :)

God has been at work in me this week. Stretching me. Growing me. Challenging me. Asking hard things of me. Testing me. I welcome it. Even when it hurts.

I'm not really one to randomly let the Bible fall open and see what the page says. I remember an episode of Little House where such an action nearly led Caroline to cut off her leg. But last night, after a time of prayer, I did just that. Opened the Bible, looked down at the page, and saw these verses:

The desert and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy...
Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees that give way;
say to those with fearful hearts,
'Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
he will come with a vengeance;
with divine retribution he will come to save you.
- Isaiah 35:1-2a, 3-4 -