Oh Lord, Be Thou Near to Me

As I was heading out to our Team Packing night at Sarah's this evening, my heart was very heavy with God only know's what. My passport is not here yet and I just have so many unfinished things with home & work that I'm starting to feel overwhelmed. But, I'm sticking pretty solid to our theme ... Step by Step ... I just try to get one thing at a time done and let things fall into place as God would have them. Sunday's sermon was great. I really could relate to the message.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

"To everything there is a season.

A time for every purpose under heaven:"

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I know that every season will have a beginning as well as an end, but how do we know when it has ended? Roger explained the story of Ruth ... Ruth 1:16-17 ... that we need to stick it out and not give up, not quit, to stay the course. My battle is how do we know that a particular season has ended if we are at the same time trying to stay true and not give up and quit? My gut tells me to PRAY! ~ to ask for clarity and strength.

So ... I heard one of Selah's songs on the way to Sarah's and the line stuck in my head ... "Oh Lord, Be Thou Near to Me" ... and that's my prayer tonite. Just for Him to hold me and be near me. I'm getting anxious about the coming week and I would like nothing more than to just rest in His arms.