For such a time as this?
This picture hung on my parents refrigerator for decades. Hundreds of folks graced Mom’s kitchen at one time or another. The funny cartoon of the frog strangling the bird and refusing to be swallowed–against all odds–was the talk of many conversations. NEVER GIVE UP!
This sign summed up their mission in life. They lived it well and shared the sentiment with others. Both born into the depression era and poverty, they didn’t wallow in their misfortune. Instead they rose above it by hard work, prayer, and never giving up.
I don’t remember them complaining about hard times. Instead I remember them cherishing the memories of winning struggles and helping friends.
After Mom died, Dad matter-of-factly cleaned out. But he left this hang on the refrigerator. When he sold his home to move into an apartment, he hung it on his new refrigerator. At 90 years old he courageously chose to embark on a new adventure. When He moved from his beloved state of Minnesota, in order to start a new life in Montana with us kids, he packed this picture along and hung it on his new refrigerator.
A couple days after he moved to heaven, I carefully took this down and packed it away. Then for some reason, yesterday I happened to open the box. Perhaps God had me open the box yesterday for such a time as this?
Now is not the time to shrink back and be discouraged. It’s time to engage in life like you never have before. Engage in prayer, in reading your Bible, in helping each other, in building our communities and our nation to turn them back to God.
Most of all, you, my fellow Christians and Patriots, pray that God will shake this nation right-side up.
And remember–NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
I love you all,
Rebecca
Rebecca Ondov: Talk Around the Campfire 