Last night was another battle. I crawled into bed at 1:00 a.m., exhausted but hopeful that sleep would come quickly. It didn’t.
At 3:00 a.m., my nose decided to wage war against me. I woke up gasping, sneezing, blowing, praying—anything to clear the congestion that felt like it was suffocating me. By 3:30 a.m., I gave up.
I tiptoed downstairs so Tom could at least get some rest, but sleep still wouldn’t come. The cycle continued—blow, breathe, pray, repeat—until I heard Tom stirring at 5:00 a.m.
“I couldn’t sleep knowing you were down here.”
I let him pull me back upstairs, but even then, sleep was elusive. It wasn’t until 6:30 a.m. that I finally drifted off. When I opened my eyes again, the clock read 11:30 a.m.
Tom had already called E to cancel our playdate with A, and though I felt terrible, I knew it was the right call. My voice was completely gone, and I didn’t want to risk passing this illness along.
Later, Tom installed E-Sword on my computer, and as I scrolled through the devotionals, one from Cowman caught my attention.
April 16 - By Faith Abraham Obeyed
“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed.”
(Hebrews 11:8)
Whither he went, he knew not; it was enough for him to know that he went with God.
He leant not so much upon the promises as upon the Promiser.
That line hit me hard.
Tear into smallest pieces any itinerary for the journey which your imagination may have drawn up.
Nothing will fall out as you expect.
How true that is!! We have had to tear up many itineraries during this journey because God just does not do anything we imagine He will do!
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