This morning I woke still mad at my husband over a tiff last night. My feelings were hurt and I was nursing a grudge. As I sat down to read my Bible, I asked God to help me forgive and to encourage me from His word. I felt like God sat down beside me on the sofa as I read these words from Joel 2:23, "Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rains he sends are an expression of his grace. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring. The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain and the presses will overflow with wine and olive oil."
Peace in my home and in my heart, a good marriage, wonderful days of productivity and joy, they are all expressions of God grace. I paused a few moments to soak up the encouragement; that all these things are expressions of God's grace. I repeated it several times to myself. Then I read some more. Verse 25 continued to encourage me: "I will give you back what you lost."
Just because I'm having a bad day, I tend to get so focused on the "badness" of my life and feel hopeless. But not today, at least not now. This time God used the book of Joel to tell me the good things in my life are all expressions of His grace and the good will return.
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i found you ;) it's so good to hear your thoughts again, i'm missing your blog.
i just wanted to let you know that this was really encouraging to read this evening. i often let one difficulty set the tone for the rest of the day (or week, in my "emotional basketcase" state of mind).
i also wanted to mention that Autumn Rain was the other girl name that we were considering before Annabelle Grace was born. i think it sounds so lovely and poetic when the Bible speaks of autumn rains, and don't think i had noticed this in Joel before.
anyways...good night :)
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