Thankful for a Firm Foundation in the Storms

Well, the new walkway and timbers held up in the storms we had yesterday. 

Hubby was relieved, of course. 

The transplanted tomato volunteers are starting to perk up after the shock of their move. 

I guess they enjoyed an overcast day to settle in to their new homes and build new root systems. 

(My mother-in-law thinks that I speak of my garden plants like one would their pets) 

Today I am thankful for a firm foundation in which to stake roots - not rebar driven to hold timbers, or roots sent out to bring life to a new plant - but the foundation of God's Word.  Life is not without trials and without convictions based on the Word of God, it would be so easy to be washed away into following the flesh and its desires.  I mentioned that the week started out a little rough.  It was a difficult start because both members in the house were fighting with where we are planted right now.  Did we really attend three years of school and move from coast to coast to stay in Shelby?  Our adversary saw the opportunity of our discouragement and seized the moment to attack.  Did hubbers really believe what he had preached a few weeks ago about the qualifications of a pastor from Titus?  There it was before us, the invitation from learned men, the vote of confidence in hubby's abilities, the cries of a struggling church ... but our God is bigger than all that.  He has not equipped us, at this point, for THAT ministry; but has a ministry for us right here, right now.  I am thankful for the 3+ years that He gave us to develop and settle into our convictions that we would have firm footing when the trials come!