May. 14, 2007 - A PRAISE!
Had to post here, a praise...my brother called tonight and we've talked for about two hours I bet.
He is a new Christian...all my efforts of planting have been watered and God has brought him to the faith recently. We talked about our move and the exposure we will provide to our kids of an international worldview, etc. We talked about the possibilities of old earth vs. new earth, creationism and all the possibilities that go along with it...we discussed how God puts blinders on us for some seasons and then throws us into the "mix" of life with a life preserver at other times. Wow. It was a GREAT conversation. He was finally admitting so much to me about how he really understands that CHRIST is THE big picture...the ONE thing that makes a difference from being a person that has it 99% right and one that has it 100% right.
What a night for this conversation. It is so heartening to me. David and I took him and my littler brother with us to church many times while we were dating... It's been a prayer of mine for most of my life...to see him and his family come to Christ. And he told me that HE was talking to our brother and even one of our BIL's at the party we had Friday night, after we had left, about wishing they would attend his church sometime and see if it didn't help things to add up for them. They both ascented that they have been looking for the right place and right time and just might go with him some morrning!
WHAT a conversation!
I could go through the rest of the week and not get another thing checked off my to-do list and nothing could bring me down. It made me really think on why we are doing things like making this move. It is really for the greater good. The greater good of exposing our kids to real life today, and to history, and to God's unending GRACE. Oh, how I've prayed for my brother's salvation! Oh how I've prayed! Can you tell how happy I am?!!!
Rejoice with me!
