Life is never without change. Unfortunately, change is never comfortable. Even when we welcome it, we chaff against the reformatting of our lives. We struggle to maintain our balance, to pertuate sameness where there must be difference.
Our comfort in change, however, is this. One Person remains constant throughout and He is the initiator of every change. Nothing happens, from the smallest interruption in a busy schedule to a major life decision, that He does not initiate. If He, the Creator of the Universe, the Savior of our souls speaks a word, then our lives must change and with that change must and will come the revision of our wills, the reconstruction of our faith, the resurrection of our joy.
"Be still and know that I am God", I hear Him say (when I'm listening). "Be calm and learn that I am God." translates the English Version for the Deaf. Learning takes time and while I'm learning, I must rest and trust.
"Jesus, I am resting, resting in the joy of what Thou art. I am finding out the greatness of Thy loving heart."
As the newest blogger on the block, I feel compelled to explain my presence. I am by providential appointment Ben's oldest friend. I did not choose him, nor he me, but God chose before time began that I would be his mother.
I realize that not all mothers are considered friends by their children, but Ben and I have been blessed to have not only the relationship of mother and son, but of kindred spirits. I was reminded of that again when Ben asked me to be part of bensfriends.com, to share my thoughts as a friend and not just a mother.
I have chosen the name Aratur for my blog because of it's definition, for it is here that I wish to share the results of the ploughing of my mind and heart, the loosening of the soil of my soul by the Holy Spirit as He prepares my heart so the Word of God can grow richly and bear fruit, the fruit of the Spirit.
At the end of each day when the ploughing is done, a farmer looks out over his fields and finds pleasure in the result of his labor. May you at the end of each day see clearly the hand of the divine husbandman in the fields of your life and may you rejoice with Him in what has been accomplished.