GCR Women

What do we do when the world is swirling around us?  Right now, many things are in upheaval and little seems normal.  It’s times like these that reveal who we really are and what foundation we stand on. Jesus told us to build our lives on Him and how to build our lives on Him. When we hear His words and put them into practice, we are building our lives on the Rock. When we build on the Rock, we will not be shaken. He also said in the storm, we should keep our eyes on Him. He centers us. He is the calm in the midst of the storm. There you are. Nothing can shake the Rock, our foundation. When we’re standing on Him, nothing can shake us either. No fear. Patrice ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭46:1 NIV God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Once, when my boys were little, we went to the Abilene zoo.  We saw flamingo, polar bear, giraffes, turtles – all the typical zoo animals.  As we were walking from exhibit to exhibit, seemingly out of nowhere came one of the zookeepers followed by four young elephants trotting down the walkway, one behind the other without any rope or chains.  Thru training, discipline and trust, the elephants had learned to follow their leader. Years later, on another vacation, this time across the country in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, we saw a re-enactor portraying a farmer.  His companion was a large ox.  The ox wasn’t tethered or tied to anything.  He walked the crowded streets of Colonial Williamsburg controlled by voice commands & a tiny whip.  A word from the farmer, a slight flick of the whip and the ox responded by calmly moving in the desired direction. All our lives, we follow someone.  As children, we play “Follow the Leader”, mimic older siblings & friends, try to dress a