Day 9

This day was spent visiting a dear friend who is doing time in Prison.  Because of her bad choices she was stripped of everything that was important to her (including her two children).

Since in prison she has grown into a beautiful and fruitful tree bearing amazing fruit.  Though prison walls contain her she is free spiritually because of the redemptive work of our Savior in her life.  The hope and anchor she has found in Jesus she shares with many prisoners to help them to grab hold of Him also.  She leads multiple support groups for victims of domestic abuse, grief support, and she even vigils with the terminally ill that are dying in prison.  She shares Jesus with sooooo many inside those prison walls.  She is able to reach inmates that the ministries that come in cannot reach.  She is really walking out being the hands and feet, heart and mouth piece of Jesus in side those walls.  She is doing a very important work.  This once intimidated and shy introvert has become a bold and strongly rooted soldier for Christ, that she said "I am so comfortable with a microphone that I can share and preach for 2-3 hours straight."


As I pulled out of the prison parking lot and prayed for her, the thought of the one strong lesson I learned this last year over the pain and difficulties that we have walked through, is to focus on today.  We are not promised tomorrow, all we have is today.  We need to follow Jesus in the moments He has given us right now.  Don't get distracted on the "what ifs" of tomorrow and the uncertainty of the future even if it feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel.  He has given you the light of today, step into it, embrace Him in it, He is with you, trust Him and follow Him even if it feels dark, and He will bring life and light and purpose to you in your today.