Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions,
not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.
Laurence Sterne
But because the Lord loved you,...the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you.
Deut 7:8
I was struck today by the gentleness, yet powerful purposefulness of our God. When I read this quote on courtship, it reminded me of the quiet ways God works in our lives: "a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as to not be understood." We tend to notice the big changes, traumatic events, whirlwind changes, failures, successes, and big miracles, but do we notice unobtrusive guidence, the gentle guidance? The next time your life seems to be stuck, not moving, unchanged, uneventful, maybe even just boring, look at it as "a number of quiet attentions."
This is so wonderful Ashley, such an encouragement to me this morning!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Colleen, it was to me too. I have missed writing, I hope to be back to it now.
ReplyDeleteI have been catching up on everyone's blogs ~ such a treat!