God With Us

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."

This is today's advent scripture in our Hope Arriving Advent Devotional by Dan Wilt.  Again, the perfect message at the perfect time. 

We are still looking for a house and will need to be out of ours by January 18th.  In the hustle and bustle of this season, we have added a whole extra dimension - that of panic and slight desperation.  When can we pack?  When do you search for a place to live with your 4 year old out of preschool for winter break?  When do you go house hunting with tickets to the Nutcracker and plans to visit Zoolights?  How can you be everywhere all at the same time? 

Answer: obviously you can't.  Something has to give.  But with all of that, it is easy to lose focus on the one thing that is most important.  God with us...Immanuel...the name Immanuel means God with us. 

In our devotional, it says "What is holding you back from seeing God as with you this Advent season?  A circumstance?  A worry?  A fear?  A loss?....Lay each hurdle at the feet of the God who steps in, comes close, and gets His hands dirty."  I can lay claim to each of these things:  A circumstance - losing our home; A worry - how can we find a place to live; A fear - what if we don't find a place to live; A loss - we are losing our home (I am still struggling with this one). 
I can identify with each one - but as it says, I need to lay each of these things at God's feet and he will take care of it. 

Thankfully, he is "God with me".

In His Grace...