I am so grateful that the physical battle seems to have eased up a bit. Fighting this cancer need not be my main focus at this time. It's still the monster in the cage BUT for now it's sleeping and very quiet. So I ask God, "What's next?" This has been on my mind lately as I look at an empty journal page or contemplate this blog..... What's next? I'm ready to go from holding on for dear life to celebrating and growing and learning. It's a fresh, new season. The robins are playing in the yard, the sunshine is softening the hard, cold soil. The grass is turning green and the trees are filled with gentle beginnings.
So I say with delight, "What's next, God?" This morning I opened my Bible to continue on with my "reading through the Bible in one year plan" (though I'm sadly behind schedule, I WILL get it done at some point!) and this is God's answer to me today:
"What does the LORD your God require from you,
But to fear the LORD your God,
To walk in all His ways and love Him,
And to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
And to keep the LORD's commandments and His statutes which I am commanding
You today for your good?...
So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer.
For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords,
The great, the mighty, and the awesome God.....
You shall fear the LORD your God;
You shall serve Him
And cling to Him,
And you shall swear by His name.
He is your praise and He is your God,
Who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen."
Deuteronomy 10:12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21
Fearing God, serving Him and His people, clinging to Him...declaring the great and awesome things that He is doing. That's what's next!
That's awesome you get to have your grandchildren by your side during this trying time. I wish I could meet mine.
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