Last weekend I spent time with my hubby. On the roof of his workshop. (almost 20 feet off the ground. gulp.) And on a ladder. up high. It wasn’t a bad thing, I suppose. But, I don’t like heights. I wasn’t expecting to conquer this particular fear, not last Saturday anyway.
Life is full of expectations that are often compromised by surprises.
What I’ve come to realize is that it is easier when lofty expectations aren’t met, or when surprises happen if they are completely surrounded and cushioned by grace and trust –
Grace to those who are full of surprises (like my sweet hubby). and trust in my Heavenly Father who is providential in every tiny detail of my life, regardless of my expectations. These two gifts, grace and trust, allow me to climb higher, experience growth and live fuller, with new perspective.
Perspectives like this one: sunset from the rooftops, with my hubby:
And these words in Ephesians 1 confirm, a life of trust in Him, in all things, is a beautiful thing:
11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
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