Mercy Stones

“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23

Back in 2015 Bruce was assigned to a year-long project at a nuclear site in Augusta, Georgia. It was a full-time assignment so we set up an apartment for him where he lived Sunday-Thursday. It was an extremely tough assignment, one that he still says to this day was the hardest one he has ever had throughout his career. Everyday was met with fresh determination only to be derailed by extreme frustration. Discouragement was his constant companion and it was tough to watch as his wife. One weekend while I was with him in Augusta, I went shopping at Hobby Lobby and found these stones of encouragement. Every time I went to the apartment, I would place these stones in different spots so he would find them after I had returned to Charlotte. I knew that God would settle Bruce’s eyes on the specific stone at exactly the time he needed encouragement most.

God places around us stones of encouragement to lift our hearts right when we need it. A text out of the blue from a friend…a card in the mail reminding us we are prayed for…an invitation for lunch from someone who makes us laugh…a rainbow in the sky from God Himself…a Bible verse that suddenly drops into our mind. We don’t have to look very hard to find the encouragement of God. His comfort is constant, and His love is boundless. Some of the seasons that we experience require so much more dependency on God. But He’s there in the calm and the chaos placing the stones of encouragement all around us. We must keep our eyes on the movement and mercies of God every day.