God is Good

God is Good. He sees each tear that falls, and hears me when I call. He showed me something yesterday. He showed me love. He showed me that the women of our church have a heart for life. The support and love that they "showered" my daughter and her unborn child with last night brought tears to my eyes, and to hers. I am grateful to the ladies that hosted this shower. Peggy, Nancy, and Kandi, together with our young adult ladies- you gave my daughter a beautiful evening. All of you, and those who attended did far more than bring gifts...you showed her Jesus. You showed her the Jesus she learned about in Sunday School and VBS. You reminded her why she chose life when she learned of this pregnancy. You showed her that you believe that EVERY life is precious. You showed her that Christ's love is greater than the what the world has to offer. You showed her our precious Jesus is the Author of second chances, and third chances, and as many chances as it takes.

I needed to see Jesus yesterday too. And I did. Yes...I did.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

A Plea

I sort of feel like the world is winning. I know that the Word promises us that the battle is finished, and Jesus is Lord. It tells us that we cannot be plucked from the palm of His hand. It also promises His grace for today. He will meet our needs, one day at a time.

I feel exhausted. I feel defeated.

Lord, I need you. I need your strength. I need your love. I need your guidance. I need to see that you are with me in this journey. I need to feel you, and to hear your voice. Your Word says "I will never leave you nor forsake you". It also says "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, you will here a voice saying 'This is the way, walk in it'". I turn to you. Amen.

Lessons

This week's lesson from God in my daily life has been humility. I have found myself in 3 different situations that required me to apologize to someone. When I was on my way to my 3rd yesterday, I prayed "God...please let me learn what you are trying to teach me here, and learn it quickly, because I really want to be done with this lesson!"

I love it when you can actually recognize God's hand in your life. When it is incredibly obvious that He is working...I feel so special to have Him working in me! I've no doubt that He is working through my family right now.

Anyway...back to humility. A situation at work deserved the apologies. I was actively and purposefully rude (yes...for me it's odd...but unfortunately true). But one situation...I did nothing wrong. As a matter of fact...I deserved to receive that apology, not give it. But God called for me to apologize anyway. Wow...that was a hard one! But I refuse to let the devil have a foothold in this one. I must be in right relationship with Him right now...it is vital in the spiritual warfare I'm in the midst of.

I'm not sure how God can possibly turn a specific situation in our family around to bring Glory to Himself. Seems impossible to me. But "impossible" is His specialty! I can't wait to see the end of this one!