Now listen, you who say,
“Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”
James 4:13-17
No matter where today finds us, the Word above is clear.
We do not control tomorrow.
God does.
To some this may cause fear, the calling to let go of the confidence we have in our calendar or our planner.
To some this may bring relief, knowing that God already has a plan for all the question marks looming overhead.
As we sat in the jail cell last night with so many broken women wearing their orange scrubs and looking as if all sense of purpose in this life had been ripped away,
it occurred to me that if it is true that life is a vapor (and I believe it is because the Bible says it is and I’ve witnessed how fragile life is on too many occasions), then
the time these women spend behind bars is less than a vapor.
It’s not even a whole puff of smoke.
Looking at trials as less than even one puff of smoke makes everything we face a little easier.
Knowing that even in this “wisp of mist” we endure – God is working – makes even our trials bearable.
He is with us..no matter what we’re facing.
Today, my plate is full.
Yours probably is too.
We can stress this morning, or we can rest in the knowledge that God is already in our crazy moments of today.
He’s already in every second that holds more than our little minds or emotional stability can bear.
There’s something incredibly humbling about knowing that no matter what we’ve planned, it can be changed.
There’s also something very freeing about this same truth.
Today, my hands are open to God’s will.
My heart is open to His message.
My eyes are open to His desires.
I know He controls every aspect of my life even if I’ve made a thousand plans.
I know I am but just a vapor.
By knowing and believing these two things, I can face today fearless.
I can face today with a smile.
So can you!
Emmanuel!
He is with us.
From one vapor to another, have a great Friday!
In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
