Home… where the heart is. Yet the haunting question lately is, “Should we stay or should we go?” The conflicting stress we feel when our lives are threatened by these frequent wild fires is devastating. It’s not easy to leave a lifetime of memories, no matter how long or short they might be but… sometimes we must. Searching the latest news for direction, gathering the most recent info or researching through the endless media clips is exhausting. Now we often live with blackouts, generated power, hazardous smoke & evacuation warnings. Our most precious items, important papers & needed commodities are packed, stacked & prepared for a quick escape. We’ve had many warnings over the years of an impending doom & gloom forecast but when it really happened, we were caught off guard. I tell myself, never again, not today, this is a new day for me to begin! I won’t be defeated by my circumstances, I will rise up, stand tall & be strong. Though the situation may look bleak & dim, I know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. When I’m afraid of the terror of the night, my fears are calmed, as I put my hope in Him. Will tomorrow come? Yes, without a doubt! The sunrise will awaken the dawn upon the darkened sky & bring light to greet our day. Just like the dusk returns before sunset & casts a moonlit night, we too are changed by all we’ve endured, persevered & overcome; for when we are weak, then we are made strong. I’m learning, growing, trusting to let go & let God. This is truly “living on the edge”.
“Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.””Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT
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