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!
Waiting on the Lord
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!"
A Powerful Reminder
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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