ruwth is writing...

~ Lord-Willing ~

~ Lord-Willing ~


Have you ever read something on my Newsfeed and seen this: _(LW)?

LW are not my initials. LW is my way of saying, "Lord-Willing".

Why would I say LW (Lord-Willing)?

Well, it is based on some verses in the New Testament of the Bible, specifically in the fourth chapter of the book of James.

The other day, I ran a Newsfeed Activity. I intended to come back twenty-four hours later and roll the virtual dice and award a Merit Badge. The participants are probably wondering if I have forgotten them. I haven't.

Fortunately, I did not promise to roll the dice the next day. Life interfered with my plans and I have yet to gather the names and follow through with awarding the prize.

That is how life is.

James reminds us we don't know what the morrow holds. We don't even know if we will draw our next breath. As I am writing this, I intend to finish it but I do not know that will happen. I do not know if I will live to see it done.

James goes on to say, "ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that."

I believe James is right. I like to follow his advice. One way I choose to acknowledge my limited knowledge of what the future holds by adding LW here and there. Another thing I do sometimes is to say, "I intend to..."

I created a note the other day that said: "Entries I intend to write soon..." When I say or write "I intend", in reality, I am really saying, "Lord-Willing".

At work, I feel a bit self-conscious saying, "Lord-Willing" so I use an old expression, "Lord-Willing and the creek don't rise." I say this so often that some of my co-workers have begun to say it as well.

Even when I don't say "Lord-Willing", I very often will think it even when I say something simple to my patients like "I'll be back..."

What is the point of all this? For me it is being aware of what James says: "For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." It is acknowledging God's power and my limitations. It carries with it a sense of humility versus being too proud and boastful.

I like doing this and I intend to do it more...

~ ~ ~ JESUS is LORD! ~ ~ ~

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Written for "I Write: Enter the Second Decade"