White wild flowers and poison ivy on my path

Hundreds of white wild flowers caught me by surprise. I didn’t plant them, but they were everywhere. I sat down so that I could drink in all of the God-given beauty. I was so entranced with the beauty that I almost  didn’t see the poison ivy, everywhere! How dare poison ivy take root on my private path, the one I nurture and keep sacred!!

Then I sensed the Lord nudge my heart, this is just like the path of life. The good and bad come along the same path at the same time. How you handle both, will bring you great reward.

But, I don’t want the bad, Lord. The message ran deep into my heart.

I haven’t stopped thinking about what He spoke to me since.

Lord, when I meet You on that glorious day, I want to have been found faithful in all things. Help me Jesus!

I Peter 1: 6-8

“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it be tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.”

Hebrews 10:35-38

“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has not pleasure in him.”