The Rhythms of His Heart

Last Thursday I was scootering back from PCI (the High School) here in Portage to the YFC office.  I was enjoying my drive on 'Big Blue' singing as the wind blew through my hair! (haha sounds like a movie doesn't it?) I came to Tupper Street, then BAM....I got stuck in a rut.  The slush & snow had melted then hardened into a ginormous RUT & here I was stuck in between two sections of the sidewalk.  This was no movie...I was stuck!! I tried going forward my wheels spun , I tried going back and I was just spinning....no movement!!  I quickly took off my mitt to grab my cell phone, then a lady came out of the building I was in front of & said, "Can I help you?"  In that moment, all feelings of pride had to go...if I said "No, I can do it MYSELF!" then I probably would still be stuck!  I said "Yes, could you just give me a pull out of this huge rut I am in." She tried, but had to go get help...every worker in that office then came rushi

I have  had a  few conversations this week about being single & though this is a season in my life that I pray will not last forever, I can't help, but be happy.  So many of us (yes, I'll include myself too) dream about having the perfect guy...our Mr. Darcy, our Romeo, our Prince Charming.  We journal about it, chat with our friends about it, some of us even obsess about it!  Still, when the movies are over, the ink runs dry & we've been a bridesmaid or a guest at what seems like our thousandth wedding we need to stay focused!  Focused on our First Love!  Everything we desire in a husband God already freely give us:  Here's what He says to us: I say... I want to be loved. God says... “I have loved you with an everlasting love…” Jeremiah 31:3 I say... I want someone to adore me. God says... The King has brought me into his chambers to adore me. (Song 1:4) I say... I want someone to hold my hand. God says... “I will uphold you with My