the backside of our property
this morning we woke up to a stunning, fog-filled, frost-covered landscape. and i couldn’t wait to get out and try to capture it with my camera.
it did not disappoint. the views were stunning.
a corn field
dried sunflowers clothed in frost
i love fog. especially when its frozen on the landscape. it quiets the world around me. it quiets my thoughts. i tend to look towards the future. the possibilities. both the good and the bad. i imagine what could happen. usually the disaster, the loss, the setbacks.
i can, and mostly do, catastrophe everything.
but the problem with that is…
i lose focus of what is right in front of me. i sometimes fail to see the goodness of the Lord right in front of me. the gifts He has placed in my path to lift my spirits. to make me smile. to make me feel loved. i fail in obedience of what He has called me to do at that moment. and all because i am looking at the future with fear. and not trust.
fog literally, makes me focus on what is right in front of me. simply because i can’t see anything beyond a few hundred yards. i can’t see anything up ahead.
oddly enough… i feel safe when it’s foggy. secure. protected.
“the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
i one thing i have learned with dealing with anxiety these past four years is… i am not meant to know the future. neither the good nor the bad. i need to learn to lean on my heavenly father. i need to trust Him. He knows that whatever the future brings that i couldn’t handle the knowing. so i believe He sends the fog as a reminder…
to just focus on today. on this hour. on this moment. and He will provide all that i need.
