The Lord redeems all things.
The week that stretched an eternity, knocked away my energy and crashed my computer, accounting for endless hours on the phone, troubleshooting with tech support, taking it in to a repair shop and saying the internal is fried and all my documents and photos, erased—this has been a test of endurance, a realignment of perspective and what matters. No matter what, God is good, and I will hold fast to Him.
After six hours yesterday on the phone with a tech who helped us with a factory reboot so my computer magically runs as if it was brand new, with a clean slate with nothing on it, I was ready to piece documents from an old external drive and what I had emailed to myself over the weeks. But Eric called me over, and we looked at the screen to find it all safely tucked in a cloud-like folder. Hidden and protected somewhere in the sky high above our heads. And now, when I signed in to my account, it all just suddenly was there.
I have no explanation, but I give all praise to God that through this incredibly confusing and frustrating week, He taught us many things, and assured us that He protects, defends, and redeems His children.
A redemption song my soul gladly sings in the middle of a sun-bright morning. He is always good, even in the midst of trial. He is faithful, even when circumstances try to shake our belief. But we remember what matters, what truly lasts—relationship with Him, gratefulness for what we already have, and the privilege to love others well.//
Hallelujah, I have my “life” back with the surprise reappearance of everything. Hallelujah, He has been with me, proving yet again that when I am so very weak, He is strong. He is strong so I can boast all the more gladly in my weakness, showing God for who He is—Protector, Provider, Sustainer, and so much more.
He indeed redeems all things.
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Continuing my attempt at the Five Minute Friday weekly writing challenge. Five minutes to write on the assigned topic. Raw and unedited. (Yikes!) This week’s topic: Redeem. // symbolizes where five minutes started and/or stopped.
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Outstanding post
Hi! Visiting back from FMF. Wonderful perspective. Aren’t we blessed!
Your post inspired the sonnet below. Hope you like it.
Across the endless years and miles
came precedent for habit;
Moses first downloaded files
from the cloud to tablet.
I wonder if we understand
the meaning hidden in this joke,
that somewhere there’s a Mighty Hand,
and a Mighty Voice that spoke
beyond an earthly symmetry
to the man who saw the burning bush
about mundane and mystery,
about divine pull and push
that over forty years’ frustration
would define a chosen nation?
Hi Sarah,
I’m so grateful for His goodness and strength!
Blessings to you from FMF,
Tammy
I really like your writing style, good info , thanks for posting : D.