Author Archives: Susan Browder

About Susan Browder

“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.”  Hebrews 11:1 I grew up in a small town in Alabama called Boligee. I am a wife and a mom to two sons, Nick who is 24 and married to his sweet wife, Mallory, and Jacob who is 18.  My husband, Nicky, is a person of who I am so proud. Our lives changed forever on September 6, 2014 about 7:00 pm. Our son, Jacob, had an accident that would deeper our faith in God and challenge us in ways we never dreamed. My prayer is that our story will encourage others in their struggles with life altering experiences. My writing will be our testimonies but more than that it is about how we have a loving, caring God that carries us through the most difficult times of our lives.

Walking

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“These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.” Genesis 6:9 (ESV)

“When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5:21-24 (ESV)

The Unhurried Process

So far this year, I feel like I have been moving at two speeds. I am either at the “hurry up, running, and survival” speed or the “still, crashing, and worn out” speed. How many of you can relate?

Last week, I started Candace Cameron Bure’s inspirational journal, “Healthy in the Hustle.” The first entry and discussion reminded me of something Jacob taught me through his recovery. Not only was Jacob learning to physically walk and so many other things again, but he was learning to WALK. What I mean by this is God was teaching Jacob how to notice all that was going on around him. So many things were improving, but it was being done in a very relaxed and unhurried way.

So even though we didn’t see great progress, walking with God and taking time to listen, taught Jacob to trust the unhurried process. So even though many things didn’t make sense to all of us at the time, especially Jacob, we all kept trusting and walking with God.

He Taught Me to Walk

 

So that is what Jacob taught me. He taught me to WALK. To WALK through life, not getting in a hurry to get it all done, but to just walk to a slower speed in life, enjoying life, and experiencing moments with God. Witnessing this, taught me to walk daily with God.

 

An Honor to Walk With God

Candace points out in her journal, all throughout the Bible, people walked with God. These people hit the nail on the head and got it right. Even though so many things probably didn’t make sense to Noah and Enoch, they trusted and had the privilege of walking with God. Just as things didn’t make sense many times to my family, we trusted and walked with God. Then, what an awesome day my family experienced when all of our walking and trusting paid off. I am so thankful we got it right too! What an honor it is to walk with God.

So today, I encourage you to slow down and walk. Stop running yourself crazy, do the things most important and enjoy your day. Take a walk today and have a moment with God.

 

Counting My Blessings,

Susan Browder