I was reminded this week of God's early work in my life. I have many favourite scriptures, but one I love to quote when asked is Psalm 34:4. "I prayed to The Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears." I take my self-confidence as an experienced teacher for granted so often, and forget sometimes about where it came from. It didn't come naturally to a shy, young Christian girl, but gradually arrived as I daily put myself in God's hands. A lot of the growing-up happened when I was a young teacher, and had to move 1000 kilometres from home to my first school placement in Mackay.
God loved me and didn't stop the program of improvement until He shaped me into a person who could hold her head high, without shame. Fears were broken one by one, and new situations were conquered a day at a time, until I became a new creation in many ways: full of joy, with "no shadow of shame." God is good, all the time.
There's always something blooming in the garden! The row of browallias are glowing orange at the moment.
I'm introducing the book club to the delights of Fahrenheit this month. Hope they like it! I've just started The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan. It's had good reviews so I'm looking forward to getting into it.
