A Life of Gratitude

A couple of days ago my daughter and I were in the kitchen making breakfast when she decided to go the bathroom. She looked at me and said, "I'll be back in a min...well actually, I'll be back as soon as I'm back!" I chuckled at her cute comment, but it reminded me something I've read or heard a lot lately in various places. "It takes as long as it takes” is a statement that has really hit me over the past several months.  I have the honor of working with women from all over the world who are in the process of healing from their abortion experiences. Many of these women, and a lot of my friends, are also healing from other traumatic experiences and heartbreaking situations. Each and every one wishes the healing would hurry up and happen already. Many of them feel pressure from their spouses or family members to quickly heal and move on.  I’ve personally tried to rush my own healing, as well. Why is that? Why do we feel the need to quickly push past

Recently, during one of the Bible studies I lead, someone mentioned the importance of clinging to God and His Word. As she was saying those words, a vision filled my mind. Have you ever watched a child grab hold of her daddy's leg and remain stuck to him even though he's moving around the house? Maybe you recall doing that as a child or have experienced one of your children or grandchildren grip onto your leg. I've watched my children do it many times and it always brings a smile to my face. Their desire to grasp onto their dad, or me, and not let go, reveals that they trust us and want to be with us.  As I pondered this vision, I began to look up occurrences of the word "cling" in the Bible. There are many times the word is mentioned, but one stood out above the rest. Psalm 63:7-8 says, "Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. I cling to You; Your strong right hand holds me securely." The word cling in Hebrew is  davaq .