Tomorrow Will be Different, But How?
I am trying to spend more time getting things organized so that I can be more productive as the new year begins. I'll still be doing this blog and my weekday morning "Peace Out!" Facebook lives. But I want to do more. This year, I offered a few online classes and hope to do that again this year, but that also means I need to write more, and I want to do that, too. I'm tired just thinking about it. LOL.
In my quest to figure out some things around the house, I started feeling overwhelmed. Well, that's certainly not new to caregiving. It's pretty much an everyday thing. Sometimes it hangs around, too. As I thought about all I needed to get done and how much I had shifted out yet another day, I thought, tomorrow will be different. It was hopeful and doubtful at the same time. Of course, my next thought was, sure, it'll be different, but how? Will the bottom fall out? New clients? Lost clients? LOL - my mind was off the chain with ideas of how tomorrow might be different from today. But deep-down I still knew I'd be shuffling other things out again tomorrow.
It's a good thing caregivers are adaptable. We have made so many adjustments to our lifestyles to take care of our loved ones. We've given up social events or at least changed how and when we do them, if at all. Caregivers have a lot on their plates, and there can be a lot of shuffling going on to get through the days and long nights of caregiving. Because we do not just need to get through them, we must survive.
The great Keeper of our souls is here with us, walking through each moment with us as we navigate the waters of caregiving. He's watching over our souls and making sure the waters don't overflow us. (Isaiah 43:2) It's interesting that He didn't say He'd make the water or fire go away. I have this great idea - He could use the flood water to put out the fires! LOL. God never asks me for ideas, unless He is trying to make a point...lol. He gets me, and that's enough.
Each day is oddly the same and oddly different for caregivers. We may not know what a day or the next moment will bring, but we can be confident that God is already there waiting for us. He will not abandon, and He will not become perplexed with us. He always has a steady heart, a strong hand, and a willful mind to help us get through anything life throws our way.
Whether today is the same or different, I know that God has already walked through it for me and is going to walk through it with me, too. He's got me double covered. I love that it doesn't get too junky or overwhelming for Him. He never checks out or walks away. He is the one constant we can count on, even while we are sleeping. I love that about God, my great Watcher. I'm determined to trust Him with one more insanely different yet same day. Will you join me?
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Affirmations for Caregivers
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