From my dear sister – I found God today in her email to me, and this story she shared:
I read something this morning that reminded me so much of you I had just to let you know. The reading was about a woman who watched a spider build its web while she was sitting on the porch. The spider’s web was reflected by the sunlight. The web had three strong anchors: one to the top of the railing and two attached to the side rails. As she rested and read, she watched the little spider spin its web.
Then one night a terrible wind storm hit. While others worried about the electricity going out or damage to the house, she worried about the little spider’s web. When the wind was over and the sun came out, she saw that the web had sustained damage to its center but that the strong anchor strands had held it fast and the little spider, who had held fast to the anchor strands, was back at work building a new center to his web.
A life storm hit me out of nowhere this past month. No warning. Wham. She knew about it. But like Peter, I have kept my eyes on Jesus and so far I am not sinking. I’m clinging to His promises. Her postscript meant the world to me:
I thought of you and how the strength of your faith gives you something to hold onto and keeps you steady even when life rips a big chunk out of your carefully woven web. Never doubt that the way you live your life is a powerful testament to the faith that inspires and sustains you!
Although I so wish that storms would stay away from you, I know you will get through whatever comes.
Good luck with your new web! Can’t wait to see how it glitters in the sun.
My friend, may her words inspire you as well. In the web of your life, whatever patterns take shape and whatever storms hammer it, anchor it in faith, hope and love. Hunker down into God’s mighty grace and you, too, will glisten. And what a witness it will be.
God is our refuge and our strength. Our very present help in times of trouble. Psalm 46:1
Dearest sister- you are one of the anchors God has put in my life. Thanks.
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Julie, I was going to write a blog for this election day 2016, but your sister did it for me! What an on-point message for each one of us this day. Thanks for sharing with us, I’ve reblogged it on “Moving the Ancient Boundaries.”
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Thank you for a very encouraging post. I love it!
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Love 🙂 What a great post! 🙂 Blessings!
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