MY SHRINKING WORLD

March 14, 2014

Our latest 12 inch addition to our snow pack took me back several weeks to our biggest storm of the new year – join me in My Shrinking World...

Lake effect storms seal our house in a shrink wrap of snow. The wind has plastered the snow over all the back windows, making a cozy igloo of my kitchen. This tends to make one a bit claustrophobic. The bathroom windows have been shielded in curtains of icicles – who needs privacy glazing? I'm so thankful the front windows are mostly clear so I can actually see what kind of weather we're getting! You know that claustrophobic feeling you an get in elevators?

For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me. Psalm 40:12

Apparently David knew the press of worldly troubles and confusion! He was on the run from King Saul for much of his early life. For me, it feels like my world is shrinking in on itself, isolating me from news and neighbors. It's easy for me to get caught up in household chores, as if they were the most important things in my life. I could probably keep busy all winter, locked in a prison of ice, with all the projects I have going.

But I doubt that God has such busy work in mind for me. I have to tear myself away from this icy cave and get back to the comfort and encouragement of His Word.

Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me...Be pleased to save me, Lord;

come quickly, Lord, to help me. Psalm 40:11 + 13

Suddenly my world opens up and I can breathe again!

Love as always, Elaine