Hills and Valleys

"But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven, a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year. And it shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul, that I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rains that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil. And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you shall eat and be satisfied." Deuteronomy 11:11-15

Before each of us stands a new year. We don't know what valleys we will visit or what hills we will climb but we can be certain that the Lord our God cares. His eyes are on everything that 2008 holds for us. If we cross the desert of sorrow and pain we know He will send rain from heaven to refresh our weary souls. We cannot always see what our losses and trials are accomplishing. We just need to trust Him. Our New Year Resolution should be Deuteronomy 11:13. What if we listened obediently and loved and served the Lord with all our heart and all our souls? He promised the Israelites rain for their land so they could grow grain and feed their cattle. He told them they would eat and be satisfied. He promised to provide for them. What do you need God to provide for you this year? Is it finances, healed relationships, health in your body or peace in your soul? Whatever it is, God is big enough. Let quietness and trust guide you through each day. If I've learned anything this past year I've learned my Heavenly Father is big enough and strong enough to slay the giants that would come into my land. All I need to do is hide in the shadow of His wings because the battle is His, not mine. Together we will have the victory but to Him alone goes the glory.

P.S. Yeah! I did it! The doctor wrote a note on my paper work after the colonoscopy that said, "Well done. No polyps. No cancer." Another answered prayer!