We must not only do that which is good, but we must cleave to it. All our duty towards one another is summed up in one word, love. ~Matthew Henry

I have been resting up from a thirty day intense stay with my in-laws.  They have had to make a big move and under go a massive change of life-style. It was a month of 24-7 and training people to take care of my father-in-law who is bed-ridden.  I came home physically and emotionally exhausted. I don't know how people without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit handle these kind of things, because it was touch and go towards the end.

When I let my Pastor know what was happening before leaving, he said something to me that really ministered to me throughout the time I was there. "Serve them well."  That really kept me going. We are supposed to honor one another and respect one another.  It wasn't hard for me to respect my father-in-law and mother-in-law.  I love them dearly!  There were other people that were involved in their care, however.  This is where God's grace and your faith have to come in. I failed at times and had to ask for forgiveness. Thank you, Father God, that Your mercy and loving kindness is new every morning!


Colossians 3:12-13a, “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another…” (ESV)

This is the definition of love.  I could only walk in God's kind of love when I submitted myself to the Lord, resisted the flesh, and the enemy.  It was a test of endurance by the end of the month; I felt alone and without any help.  I had to continually remind myself of this: the Holy Spirit is our Comforter, Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, and Standby.   I was NOT alone!  He is my strength!


It is good to be home and to be fed spiritually. I do believe I "served them well".  I made mistakes, and was forgiven.  I did my best, and God knows my weaknesses.  He is showing me them as I walk this walk of faith. He expects me to correct them, and not continue making them. I reckon the old man dead, and the new man is taking ascendancy as He shines His light in the darkness on a daily basis.