My blog friend, Tamar, is a fantastic
educator, and it was from her I learned the phrase “the power of yet.” She teaches
students (and educators) how to strive for growth and achieving skills and knowledge.
This
week, I learned a different lesson that I patterned after that same phrasing –
just so I could remember it!
Our
Sunday School class is studying Scripture about peace this month, and as I read
from John 14 a few days ago, God showed me this in a new-to-me way. (Maybe you
already have a handle on it. I hope so!)
“Let
not your hearts be troubled; neither let them be afraid.” Jesus said the
words, and I learned them years ago. Learned the words. Didn’t seem to
learn the concept.
Oh
the power of let in that instruction. The scary things will happen. The
unexpected will come. We’ve seen that in fresh ways over the last week, haven’t
we? The hard will happen. The unfair will creep in. The losses and deaths and
rejections and disappointments. We’re not exempt from any of them. We’re not in
control of any of them.
But
we have the power of let. Do not let my heart be troubled. Do not let it be
afraid. That part is up to me.
Fear
comes easily to me. It always has. And that fear can cripple me. Paralyze me
from being brave, from trying new things, from resting in a moment of calm. And
in the end, I’m the one who misses out on the peace. I have the power to not
let my heart be overcome by fear and trouble.
So
that’s what I’m learning now, over here in my little corner of the world. Maybe
you’re learning with me?
1 comment:
Powerful, powerful words! Thank you!
Gaylene
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