People often say that they don't know how I do it. Ya know the, taking care of my kids without going crazy while my hubby's away for 9 months thing, a lot of people are amazed because of me. But you know what? It's not me. I'm not doing it. I'm not the one carrying the load.
I was reading Acts the other night and in chapter 4 I thought Peter's defense for his miraculous actions was a perfect explanation for my actions.
"Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:8-12
Peter was defending the healing of a lame man, but I think all of us can take this defense and have it as our explanation to people on how we make it through hard circumstances in our lives. So, here's my defense on how I'm still sane after not having my husband for a long while...
"Let it be known to you all that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom God raised from the dead, by Him and Him alone I am making it through deployment. HE is the only reason I can still smile when I wake up in the morning. HE is the only reason I haven't gone crazy not having my normal circumstances around me. HE will get me through the rest of this year and HE will quiet my soul in my times of stress and anxiety."
Ashley
