Dec. 6, 2006 - Sing with me...
If He keeps on blessin' and blessin,'
If He keeps on pourin' it on,
If His love gets fuller and fuller,
If He keeps on givin' a song,
If His love gets richer and richer,
If my prayers keep on gettin' through...
If it keeps gettin' better and better, Oh Lord..
I don't know what I'm gonna do! - Bill Gaither
If He keeps on pourin' it on,
If His love gets fuller and fuller,
If He keeps on givin' a song,
If His love gets richer and richer,
If my prayers keep on gettin' through...
If it keeps gettin' better and better, Oh Lord..
I don't know what I'm gonna do! - Bill Gaither
The longer we live here in the complex, the more and more blessed we become. Not that the Lord is visiting us personally alone, mind you. But I just see His hand at work in so many ways so often.
First of all, my 14yos finally decided to spend some time with the youth group at the church we've been going to. He was very hesitant b/c he didn't know many people, but last week they had a lock in fund raiser to earn money for a CA trip. He had a blast, and he fasted for 30 hours (part of the lock in). Praise the Lord! Now, I'm praying for his relationships there to be blessed and protected by God.
Part of their weekend lock in was spent helping the poor. They had to scour the city for canned good, dried goods, etc. By the end of the weekend, they had gathered so much food for our foodbank here, that it took me four hours to put all the groceries away today.
It was awesome! And during this time of year, our foodbank is super busy each week. And something so special happened;
I began a couple of days ago to pray specifically for a gal who I have been visiting with. She needed a great deal of money in order for her and her dh to receive some counseling, which they both agree they need desperately. She had mentioned that she was going to get a loan...and I prayed specifically from the moment she mentioned this, that the money would come to her in the form of a gift, so that she wouldn't have to worry about debt. And no kidding....within 24 hours, that's exactly what happened. God is just so awesome!
This confirmed a couple of things for me. It reminded me how much the Lord really cares about His children. That He loves us oh, soooo much, that He'll do whatever takes.
It also taught me that my faith directly effects others...and that sometimes, people won't have enough faith for themselves...and it's important for ME to keep believing for them. Not that this gal didn't believe PLENTY...but so many people that come to seek guidance,...don't! God expects me to keep trusting Him no matter what!
Dh and I continue to struggle with our own finances, and so it's a blessing to be someplace we can't get "kicked out" of...but I'm just continuing to believe the Lord to be huge in the midst of our circumstances. I know He will do what best glorifies Himself. So, if you wanna believe with me,....Sweet!!
14yos is working hard on his Algebra, Biology and Starting Points so he'll be ready to enroll in public school in the fall. I would love to keep him home...but in my heart of hearts, I just know the Lord can use his time away to actually reinforce what we've been teaching him all these years...especially as he participates in sports. He really needs that disciplined lifstyle.
12yod is moving forward with her reading, but still shows little interest in reading on her own. I'm praying her desire to accomplish will outweigh her discouragement.
8yos is just a genius. I mean it...he really is! He is learning by leaps and bounds! He's spending time doing a lot of school with my mom lately, just so I can keep working each day, and help my oldest when he needs it.
Lots of going's on around here! Keep us in your prayers!!
