[written 9/3/12]
i am so blessed. no person could have done this. there are so many wonderful things in my life that they sometimes seem to crowd out the brain space that would be used to shelter worry, bitterness, stress, and others of the same family. and all this from my Father, who is omnipotent and holy, the Giver of all good things. i can hardly complain. life is better for me than ever before.
and yet, i look out onto a turbulent sea of pain, sorrow, and suffering, divided into cups of varying sizes, most portions too much to drink. how can i even think of throwing a party when so many are drowning in their own tears? why am i served such bliss, such overwhelming joy, while others see only overwhelming anguish? i am a new and portable lighthouse, floating atop the stormy waters. may this light-buoy direct the drowning home, away from their ocean.
Lord, please use me. i (maybe selfishly? i don't know) am not asking for more pain or challenge in my own life. but help me to be an encouragement to those who are hurting--there are way more than i know.
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