Of Rings and Loss

When I arrived home one night my husband was standing in the living room with the couch upside down and pulled apart. I approached, confused and amused at what I observed. It turns out, that he had misplaced his wedding ring and was convinced it was inside the couch. His search produced nothing that night but, over the next days he would stop periodically and look around for his ring. Full of frustration he would mutter "It is just not like me to do something like this" 

Time passed as time is inclined to do.....

 One morning he came upstairs, a huge smile on his face with the ring back on his finger. He informed me it was sitting in a jar in his garage man cave and that he just knew he had put it somewhere odd. Relief was written on his face and visibly he relaxed to have the ring upon finger once more. 

 This caused me to think about the times in life that we do something outside of normal, something disappears and we aren't sure God is truly walking with his in this valley. Recently, through actions, reactions, fear, anger and a cavalcade of emotions a relationship has become broken that once was full of life. 

As I have looked at it through my human lens I feel those same feelings Dave felt when the ring disappeared. This is not like me to have something like this. I am not sure through the twists and turns where things went wrong. 

I also find it difficult to see God at work in the tapestry of this section of my life. Then, I stop and open the Bible to Psalm 9:10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. 

 Those who seek Him. These words stay suspended in my brain. That needs to be me. I can't change circumstances, people's hearts or where I am right now but, I can keep seeking. At first, I prayed or rather, begged to have reconciliation and to go back to the way it was before. The Lord has turned my heart in recent days to another prayer. For each family and woman to be drawn closer to God. To find joy and grow in Him. Just like Dave sought for that ring I need to seek the Lord. He has not forsaken me or left me out on my own he's right here walking beside me if only I would look up.