Well, folks, we finally made it to March. I think I will always remember February 2021. I had total knee replacement February 9. My nephew died in the line of duty as a volunteer firefighter in Waynoka, OK. My daughter Spring is having chemo treatments for breast cancer. Besides all of this, I have a severe case of Restless Leg Syndrome that has really been intensified by the surgery on my knee.
Why am I telling you all of this? For those of us who are believers, there is hope in a hopeless world. We know that God is in control, and no matter how bleak something seems, He can cause all things to work together for the good. He will never leave us or forsake us. He will never allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able to bear. He gives us the strength and courage to keep on keeping on when others give up and quit.
The lyrics of one of my favorite hymns puts it like this: “This world is not my home, I’m just a passing thru. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue; The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door, and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore. They’re all expecting me, and that’s one thing I know, My Savior pardoned me and now I onward go; I know He’ll take me thru tho I am weak and poor, and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore. Just up in gloryland we’ll live eternally, The saints on every hand are shouting victory, Their song of sweetest praise drifts back from heaven’s shore, And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore.”
Believers, “be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.”