Things unseen.

Hi. My friend at work and I were talking this morning - she has lots on her plate right now in her personal life and she is doing some brave things to make it better. She said that she heard a mom talking last night about a daughter who is about to be deployed - and the mom is frightened. Very frightened. I can identify. Oh, can I identify. And my friend thinks I am brave. I looked at her incredulously. Me? Brave? Not really - just riding the roller coaster and looking at a BIG hill. For a military mom, climbing the hill is a lot tougher than the downward ride. You can see ahead of you when you're going downhill.
With all that is going on over in the sand right now, not just with troops but with American contractors, it's enough to make a military mom hibernate...go into some sort of deep sleep until it's over. But that's a long time to be away from life. We don't know how long it's going to go on - nor do we know how it will affect our lives.
And so, I realize that instead of dwelling on the fact that Stephen is going to be in the midst of all of it in just a few months, I need to keep one of my favorite Scripture passages ever close in heart and mind:

"Now faith is the substance of all things hoped for; the evidence of things unseen." Hebrews 11:1

Things unseen, and faith - they MUST go hand in hand. Faith is in the empty cross and in the open tomb. Because He who occupied both is alive. Since God can do that, His Word is certainly true.

Oh and to my friend... (you know who you are): brave is what you are doing too. Don't ever forget that, ok? And you know that you have friends walking with you, don't you?

With prayers for our loved ones who serve, not just those deployed, but all who serve. Remember that you are missed - and loved. But you'll never know how much. Only our Father in Heaven knows that. The One who watches over you.

Thanks for stopping by. Your prayers are appreciated.

God bless our troops - and those who wait.