Regarding Life's 'Musts'

Today's post was inspired, in part,  by a comment Jim (my husband, a truck driver) made this morning, as he envisioned another week of snowy roads, winter driving etc...Not in disrespect to my 'I will pray for you'he simply stated the matter of fact/must;'all your prayers don't take away the fact that Istill have to face the weather and the highway...'What a picture of life for all of us!!! and what a comfort of love!When we pray for each other, 'for God to guide and keep'the prayer does not take away the 'road ahead'  but suddenly, gloriously a miraculous transformation takes place! We go from this... to this!! (oops!! I missed a word in the reference below butdrawing is way too challenging for me to attempt a do-over 😂😐)also, a glimpse at what happens when I look at the clock and g-a-a-a-asp!“I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee”; Life's storms come, and passjust as one 'must' precedes another! No matter what we say to someonewe cannot take their 'Must' away.( though he pleaded was not spared)We cannot travel their stretch of highway,we cannot carry their cross.We can walk alongside each other andencourage each other, but we cannotdo each other's 'must'.How wonderful then, the holy opportunityfree to all, to ask God to help us, to hold our hand and to go before us.We don't have to face life's 'musts' alone!Oh think about this;We alone, are responsible for our fellowship with ourHeavenly Father; surely the most sacred 'must' of all.May we pray, as Jesus in Gethsemane prayed , 'not my will, but Thine!'Or in the Lord's Prayer, 'Thy will be done'. Isa.45:2-3 & 5-8“I will go before youand level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronzeand cut through the bars of iron.I will give you the treasures of darknessand the riches hidden in secret places,so that you may know that I am the LORD,the God of Israel, who calls you by name... I am the LORD, and there is no other;there is no God but Me.I will equip you for battle,though you have not known Me,so that all may know,from where the sun rises to where it sets,that there is none but Me;I am the LORD, and there is no other.I form the light and create the darkness;I bring prosperity and create calamity.I, the LORD, do all these things.Drip down, O heavens, from above,and let the skies pour down righteousness.Let the earth open up that salvation may sproutand righteousness spring up with it;I, the LORD, have created it. Read the whole glorious chapter *** Life's burdens must be borneIts highways must be trodIts holy unknowns must be facedEither fear or faith-shod Its mornings must be metIts tests must be enduredIts tempests must be weathered, prayHope's Anchor is secured Life's deserts must be crossedIts hurdles must be leaptIts battles must be won or lostPromises must be kept Its choices must be madeIts voices must be heardIts sorrows must be suffered, forLove's due is undeterred Life's lessons must be learnedThrough much-mistake accrued Its crown of wisdom must be earnedHumble pie must be chewed And each of us must chooseHow we will heed life's callWhether we will trust or refuseThe God who loves us all Life's burdens must be borneIts highways must be trodIts unknowns, betwixt morn-to-mornNever too hard for God © Janet Martin Being a transport truck driver in the winteris not for the faint of heart!Will you pray for their safety and encouragement too? Isa.45:21-22...There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. Lyrics-Songwriters: Thomas Mosie Lister … In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my faceWhile the storms howl above me, and there's no hiding place'Mid the crash of the thunder, precious Lord, hear my cryKeep me safe 'til the storm passes by… 'Til the storm passes over, 'til the thunder sounds no more'Til the clouds roll forever from the skyHold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy handKeep me safe 'til the storm passes by… Many times Satan whispered, "There is no need to tryFor there's no end of sorrow, there's no hope by and by"But I know Thou art with me, and tomorrow I'll riseWhere the storms never darken the skies… 'Til the storm passes over, 'til the thunder sounds no more'Til the clouds roll forever from the skyHold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy handKeep me safe 'til the storm passes by