...My strength is sufficient....

I stand and peer down the path of life....I pause in my progress. Something is "amiss" up ahead. I cannot quite make it out, but I can see catastrophe there. It is hard to determine where exactly I will cross it on my way, but it is surely there. Sadly, I recognize this same catastrophe. It is familiar. I have crossed it before in the not so distant past and I do not desire to face it again......As I look, I notice the trees on either side of my path just past catastrophe. They are brown and bowed. They seem dull. And the flowers along the way are dried up and dying. The sun, as it shines on that portion of my path, is less bright. It is muted at best, almost pointless in its existence. The pathway itself is uneven, pocked with frightening crevasses and holes. It is unstable. It threatens to trip me and cause me to fall. I search along the way leading up to the catastrophe to find some fork in the road, some side path to take. There is none. I must go this way. I have no other choice......Then I see someone waiting on the path for me. As I hesitate to go forward, He comes to where I am. He says his name is Strength. He will walk with me. He says He will hold my hand and place His strong arm around my shoulders. He will steady me and hold me up if necessary. He will stay with me until I am strong enough to walk once more. And then He will walk beside me on my path to help again when the time comes. Where do you come from, I wonder. He says He was sent by a loving Father who recognized what my need would soon be. I am thankful. I still want to find another route, or cease going forward. Perhaps I can avoid this catastrophe altogether. No, He tells me. It is part of the loving Father's plan, but He will provide. He has already sent Strength for the path ahead. His provision will be complete and satisfying. I must go on. With His Strength by my side, I will walk the path before me. As I go forward, He will also send Peace, Comfort, Love and Hope...... Mom is surely leaving us soon. Her Savior waits for her, but He also waits for me..... Do not fear. for I am with you. Be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will hold you up with my righteous right hand.....Isaiah 41:10