Significant Six

Six years ago our lives changed forever.

Six years ago our story would become a new normal.

Six is just shy of seven - the number that signifies completion.

Six is today's anniversary.

March 30th marks six years since our imperfect, incomplete and yet indestructible lives were significantly altered.

I began to wonder today about the number six and what the Bible might offer about this very significant milestone as we remember that God is still good and we fight to find the victory each day.  I noticed two major patterns when I searched through mentions of this number in the passages I read.

Six is the number of man and a reminder of our weaknesses.

• On the sixth day God created man.
• In six days God created the world.
• On the sixth day of passover, all sins and judgements were restored.

Six comes before rest.

• The fourth commandment tells us we should work for six days and rest on the seventh.
• God also commanded the Israelites to harvest the land for six years and let it rest the seventh year.

In the six years since the stroke, my family has become increasingly aware of our weaknesses and need for God's strength to make it through each day and sometimes each moment.  In the past six years we have strived, often driven by our own strength rather than relying on God's, to make things move forward, to see progress and to pass milestones and maybe, just maybe, we are headed for a season where we learn to rest like we never have before.  

Significant six reminds me that if I rely on Him, through my weakness, He is made strong and that if history and God's commandments are true, rest is coming!

So we will enjoy the significance of six and prepare for seven.