Stars

                        


Dealing with my car has been an uphill battle lately.  Before Christmas someone spun into me and damaged my vehicle and honestly, it's felt like everything was fighting against me in finding a quick and smooth solution to fixing this little blip in my life.  To this day, I still do not have my car back.

The body shop keeps finding addition mechanical problems that resulted from the accident.  I've had to switch out rentals....and the worst part of all of this, I had an accident with the rental!!  I realize this isn't a major problem in life, but it's certainly been major irritant!

Okay, so that is all going on in the background of my life.  I then found out that both of my Aunts were sick.  Both live out of state.  One is the last in that generation on my Mom's side of the family, the other the last of my Father's siblings.  My Aunt Vicky, my Dad's sister passed away a few days ago.  It's a very sad time for her children and especially her husband of more than 60 years.

The day she died was the same day her mother died 57 years prior.  It was also the day before her one brother died 11 years ago, and 6 days before the anniversary of my father's passing (which is today) in 1990.  Her other brother died in May, but of the same thing she did.  And my grandfather, her Dad, died only 3 weeks prior back in 1978.  The alignment of these things amazes me.  Throw in that my Mom died on December 29th, and we have a whole section of my family that has passed on in one month's time date-wise.

I don't know why God aligns things like this...but I heard this song on the radio and it reminded me that everything is in His control, He aligns the stars and planets and hold them in place, and He does the same for our lives and hearts.  Whether it's families, death, sickness, or car troubles, stars, mountains, oceans or nations, it's all in His capable and loving hands, weaving together to form His perfect tapestry of creation.  And He is not just focused on the "big picture," but on each of us as individual children that He loves dearly.

Whatever you are living with, what's going on in your world right now, look up...God's got this!  In thinking about it, this post lines up perfectly with the previous one!  God is not surprised by the storms, but rests comfortable knowing His plan is in motion and we are safely in the boat with Him.
We can be at peace because we are loved and cared for by the one who holds the stars and calms the storms.

Lord, remind us that all things serve You.  All circumstances, all problems, all blessings, all creation. Thank You for Your tender loving care.

Remind yourself to be at peace....God's in control.