The Fall

It is September and I am thinking about the Fall of the year and all the "falls" in my life lately--
before the fall, the actual fall and after the fall.

Before the fall, things are green and life is happy and I have a little pride in my life that all is right with the world and maybe I had a little something to do with that. All is good.

But Pride goes before a fall.

When the fall actually happens, it is the beginning of me seeing everything I thought I had control of in my life crumble around me as I realize I have no control over anything at all. When the fall happens, the pride is all gone and next comes the humility.

After the fall is the time for me to see everything with a lot of clarity, it is me being stripped of everything that I thought defined me and my world and then sit back and reflect on what happens next....and wonder, "Do I have the faith to believe that things can be new again?".
Do I have enough faith to trust in the One who made me, to trust that He cares about me and my future and believe that things can and will get better if I will allow Him to have complete control? Once I begin to realize this new concept of who really is on the throne of my life, I have to believe that one day there will be new growth in me and more strength in my life.
And in my present reality, I must choose to see this is my daily journey that will eventually take me where God is leading. I have to remember to daily cast my burdens on Him because He is the only one who has the power to change everything and He is the One who truly cares for me and has my back.

As I approach the bleakness of winter and the long empty days of waiting to see what Spring will bring and what that will look like, I trust in Him. I wait on the Lord. I wait to see how God is going to bring the new growth back into my life while at the same time make me stronger and I trust that this path He has me on is the right path for me....for now.

I wait to see how God is going to work this all out. I wait expectantly before the Lord.
KL

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalms 27:3


In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.
Psalms 5:3

Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalms 55:22 NLT

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 1:7

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."
Isaiah 30:21

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding,

in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6