Maybe you were wondering about the cedar cross in my post of a few days ago?
Last Sunday morning was difficult. Ben was sort of having a break-down. We've been living with so. much. stress. these last few weeks. And it all just caught up with him. So in church, I was looking up and reading verses about laying our burdens down (John 7:37, Matt 11:28-30, I Peter 5:7, Psalm 55:22, Matt 6:25-34, Isaiah 55:1, Isaiah 26:3-4) . . . and pointing some of them out to Ben. Right. I know where they are. I know what the Bible says. What God promises. And still, there were days last week when I had physical symptoms of being completely overwhelmed. Ben too. Even though we both know and trust that God is in control. If we didn't know and trust that, I think we both would have suffered full-blown panic attacks by now. God has a plan that He will work for His glory and our good if we continue to seek Him.
Anyway, when we got home from church, Ben grabbed this cedar beam and his chainsaw and his chisel, and while I made lunch, he made a cross. And chiseled in the words "ALL FOR JESUS" to declare and remind that our life, our house, our time, our difficulty - nothing is worth anything unless it is all for Jesus.
This cross now stands in the field in front of our house. A reminder that through it all, through all of this, our lives are ALL FOR JESUS, and Him only.