Gobbledygook

by Macy Johnson

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels,

but have not love,

I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.”

(1 Corinthians 13:1 NIV)

 

I confessed to the Lord while writing to Him early one morning, “Only you can reveal the Truth. My words are gobbledygook.” Oxford Dictionary defines gobbledygook as “language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of technical terms; nonsense.” My words are fruitless without the Holy Spirit to interpret them in the heart of the reader.

Still Learning

by Macy Johnson

“The infant will play near the hole of the cobra,

and the young child put his hand into the viper’s nest.”

(Isaiah 11:8 NIV)

 

A scrawny deer suddenly appeared next to Jeff while we were enjoying a fire at our campsite. It bent down to pick up and eat a large leaf that had fallen from a nearby tree. The deer crept around the fire to my side. Its big black eyes looked at me with anticipation of a morsel to eat.

Penelope 2.0

by Macy Johnson

“For I am the Lord, your God,

who takes hold of your right hand and says to you,

Do not fear; I will help you.”

(Isaiah 41:13 NIV)

 

 

One morning while camping at Georgia’s Fort McAllister State Park near Savannah, I read a devotional story about a boy hit by a car while riding his bicycle. My husband and I planned to take a long bike ride that morning. It would be the first time I got on my bike, Penelope, since the accident when I fractured my pelvis. Was the devotional a sign?

Ice Water

 by Macy Johnson

“But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.

Indeed, the water I give him will become in him

a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

(John 4:14 NIV)

 

I imagined my day to be like a glass filled with ice cubes. The activities ahead were those cubes – touching each other and somehow connected. I imagined the Holy Spirit was the cool, clear, clean water poured over the ice. Slowly throughout the day, the ice cubes melted and became one with the water.

Water Damage

by Macy Johnson

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers,

whenever you face trials of many kinds,

because you know that

the testing of your faith develops perseverance.”

(James 1:2-3 NIV)

 

Drip, drip, drip. I was startled out of a deep sleep to the sound of raindrops splashing inside on my windowsill. I rolled out of bed, shuffled to the laundry room, and retrieved a beach towel. After placing the towel in the window’s casing, I fell back into my dreams.

Living in the Now

 by Macy Johnson

“If you pay attention to these laws

and are careful to follow them,

then the Lord your God will keep

His covenant of love with you

as He swore to your forefathers.”

(Deuteronomy 7:12 NIV)

 

My credit union recently changed its name. When I logged in online, I was asked to change my User ID for the new platform. I falsely assumed I was asked to change my password. The next time I tried to log into that account I was locked out after three erroneous attempts. I called the credit union and the User ID/Password confusion was successfully cleared. God got my attention.

Step Back

 by Macy Johnson

“The prudent see danger and take refuge,

but the simple keep going and suffer for it.”

(Proverbs 27:12 NIV)

 

I enjoy watching college basketball games. I played basketball in school many years ago, but practicing the piano took preference over other activities.