God’s
Perfect Timing
I keep
forgetting to mention that last week, we received a financial blessing of
$1,000! Wow. God knows exactly what we need and when we need it!
Today’s
journal reading was Psalm 130:5-6, one of the scriptures God has given me
before:
"I
wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word, I put my hope. My soul waits
for the LORD more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait
for the morning."
A Challenging
Conversation
Last night,
someone called me because God had laid me on their heart. The last time I saw
them, they had learned about our foreclosure situation. I was tired,
grumpy, and feeling impatient (Father, forgive me).
Like so many
others, they wanted to “fix” our situation. I know they mean well,
and honestly, I’d probably say the same things if our roles were reversed. But
after hearing the same well-intended advice over and over…
"Can
you sell your home?"
"Can Tom get a job?"
"Have you asked anyone for help?"
I just wanted
to say, "Do you think we haven't thought of all those things? Do you
think we're just blindly, uncaringly letting this happen?" Instead, I
asked her not to try to fix it for us, but to pray that we would stand
strong and stay in God’s will. It does help to talk about it, though,
to share all the ways God has kept us from freaking out!
"I
wait for the LORD, my soul waits… and in HIS word, I put my hope!"
Today’s Daily
Bread spoke to my heart:
"The
Bible instructs us: 'Walk in love, as Christ also has loved us' (Eph. 5:2) and
'Walk in wisdom' (Col. 4:5). I ask myself, does my walk reflect God’s love and
wisdom?
"Am I
'pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality and without hypocrisy' (James 3:17)? Do I have love, joy,
and peace? Am I both tranquil and strong? What do others see as I walk
by?"
What Do
Others See?
What do
people see when I walk? I pray they see Jesus.
Lord, help me
to reflect YOU in all I do. I want to walk and talk just like my Father.
Help me surrender more and more each day.
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