Onion Layers
Lately I have been searching for more in my everyday exchanges with the Lord. Many years ago I heard someone say that reading and understanding the Bible was like peeling an onion layer by layer. This thought stuck with me through the years, so it was not surprising to me for the Lord to use an onion skin to make a point with me. I look for active ways to live my life in Him to the fullest and yet on some days it all seems pointless....to my flesh.... all my striving to love others as He loves me. And yet there is that onion thing! If you reach out regularly to be a blessing to others, you probably get discouraged. I know that I become discouraged! At times it is a real struggle to keep moving forward in my love walk. Recently someone I love dearly, threw years of love and care away. I cried, then I got angry, and then I surrendered. I surrended the thing I had given and placed it in my Father's lap. As I sat tearfully before the Lord, listening to praise music, I ...