God certainly works in amazing ways, doesn't he? Last Sunday, when I took Maggie to Ft.Wayne to leave for her mission trip to Omaha, He sent a pastor from Rwanda to speak to me. I know, there were other reasons for him coming to the States for the first time, but he came to speak to me. We attended the African Fellowship's worship service. This pastor shared from Ecclesiastes 3:1-15. He said that God has given us time for everything. We just have to know our seasons, and manage our time in a way that glorifies God. There was more to it than that, but it reminded me that God's timing is best, and that I need to make the most of this time of waiting.
Next, God used a stolen bike to show me that I can trust Him. Curt's bike, well, let's just say that it was dead. We'd been saying, "You can get a new bike when we get to Brazil." for so long now. Monday night Curt and I prayed that God would help us find a bike the next day. We were honestly going to go to a place that takes them and compresses them, just to see if there was a usable one. We had to make our almost daily trip to Walmart also, so I decided just to go and look at the bikes. To make a long story a little bit shorter, we bought a bike marked "$25-as is" which turned out to be a stolen bike, which we had to leave at the police station. Curt said, "I'm not worried. I'm certain I'm getting a bike today." We went back to Walmart to talk to them about it, and the manager we spoke to said, " I'm so sorry. Come on and let's pick you out a new bike." So Curt got a brand new bike for $25. God gave him a bike to say, "Look, you can trust me. I love you."
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Prayer Request
Please pray for safety and divine opportunities for my daughter, Maggie, and Renee as they drive to Omaha to share God’s salvation message with a refugee group. This is a wonderful opportunity for Maggie, but she will definitely be out of her comfort zone. They leave on Monday.
When we moved into this house, Brooke, who lived here before us, and had just left for Costa Rica, left 3 sticky notes on the bathroom mirror. One said, "I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help." (Psalm40:1) Another said, "The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty." (Psalm 91:1) The third said, "Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him. (Psalm 62:5) Those have become special verses to me. God is faithful and has provided for our every need as we have waited. "If the Lord had not been on our side-let Israel say-If the Lord had not been on our side when men attacked us, then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us; the raging waters would have swept over us. Praise the Lord, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net; the net is torn, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." (Psalm 124:1-8)
Please pray that anything left to be accomplished will be accomplished, that any obstacles will be removed, and that God will release us to go.
When we moved into this house, Brooke, who lived here before us, and had just left for Costa Rica, left 3 sticky notes on the bathroom mirror. One said, "I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help." (Psalm40:1) Another said, "The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty." (Psalm 91:1) The third said, "Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him. (Psalm 62:5) Those have become special verses to me. God is faithful and has provided for our every need as we have waited. "If the Lord had not been on our side-let Israel say-If the Lord had not been on our side when men attacked us, then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us; the raging waters would have swept over us. Praise the Lord, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net; the net is torn, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." (Psalm 124:1-8)
Please pray that anything left to be accomplished will be accomplished, that any obstacles will be removed, and that God will release us to go.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Faith
The following is something I wanted to post about a week ago, but never got to the library to do. I decided to go ahead and post it any way. More recently I read about how faith requires a certain amount of helplessness-something our carnal nature detests. BINGO! That is exactly why waiting is so hard-that feeling of helplessness!
Here's the post.
Oh, waiting is so hard! God is supplying all of our needs. He is providing opportunities to serve right here, but waiting is still so hard! Sometimes I am so tired, I just want it to be over. But I pray, and turn it over to God AGAIN and he is faithful. He gives me just what I need. Today the devotional in my Everyday With Jesus Bible was titled, “Keep Your Eyes on the Tide”. The scripture was Psalm 110:3, “Your people will volunteer on Your day of battle.” It started out with: “Has God something bigger than we are at present seeing?…How can we be open to receive it? It comes at the precise moment God appoints but is carried down from heaven on the wings of fervent, believing prayer.” I continued reading about how the daughter of General Booth (of the Salvation Army) asked his advice during a very discouraging time. General Booth said to her, “Take your eyes off the waves and fix them on the tide.” The author said to ask ourselves if the tide is rising. If we look with the eye of faith, we will see that it is. When it breaks we should pray that it will not find us unprepared, but that we shall be a people who are willing on the day of God’s power. I am willing!!
Scriptures to read: Ez. 37:1-4, 2 Kg. 3:16-17, and Isaiah 40:3-5.
Please pray for Don this week. He will be preaching Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist in North Salem. I will give an update on Brazil, the girls will sing, and the boys will videotape and take pictures.
Here's the post.
Oh, waiting is so hard! God is supplying all of our needs. He is providing opportunities to serve right here, but waiting is still so hard! Sometimes I am so tired, I just want it to be over. But I pray, and turn it over to God AGAIN and he is faithful. He gives me just what I need. Today the devotional in my Everyday With Jesus Bible was titled, “Keep Your Eyes on the Tide”. The scripture was Psalm 110:3, “Your people will volunteer on Your day of battle.” It started out with: “Has God something bigger than we are at present seeing?…How can we be open to receive it? It comes at the precise moment God appoints but is carried down from heaven on the wings of fervent, believing prayer.” I continued reading about how the daughter of General Booth (of the Salvation Army) asked his advice during a very discouraging time. General Booth said to her, “Take your eyes off the waves and fix them on the tide.” The author said to ask ourselves if the tide is rising. If we look with the eye of faith, we will see that it is. When it breaks we should pray that it will not find us unprepared, but that we shall be a people who are willing on the day of God’s power. I am willing!!
Scriptures to read: Ez. 37:1-4, 2 Kg. 3:16-17, and Isaiah 40:3-5.
Please pray for Don this week. He will be preaching Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist in North Salem. I will give an update on Brazil, the girls will sing, and the boys will videotape and take pictures.
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