Faithful Friend

Feb. 25, 2008 - God's Plans

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.               Jeremiah 29:11-14 Praise God that He knows my future and will listen when I call upon His name! I've truly been calling upon Him lately. Many needs: physical and emotional strength,  patience, love, and the list goes on. God has answered many prayers and continues to answer daily. My first priority is my family and the past few weeks have been spent caring for my dad in his recovery and my own family here at home. Driving back and forth from my home to his. Laundry, dishes, not much cleaning, etc. I'm so thankful the Lord gave me insight along my life's journey into living a disciplined life and teaching me to die to self as I read and studied the scriptures over the years. All those wonderful Bible studies I've attended and the "pouring over" the scriptures have been such a blessing the past few weeks. I've had to set aside my own agenda and focus on the needs of others. I can't say it's been fun or easy every day but God has truly opened my eyes and touched my heart in so many ways. Without Him I would be pretty worn down at this point. However, He has given me the strength and energy to do more than I ever thought possible. From small details of helping my father with an extremely deep wound, bandaging and caring for this, to emotional battles I've faced, feeling as if I've failed many times. God is my refuge and present help in troubles times! I can't quote the scripture but it just came to my mind and I have experienced his help!! Whatever you are going through, God is there for you, waiting for you! He will give you ALL you need, only trust in Him. We must have FAITH to believe the WORD of God in it's entirety. I've missed blogging here but I've kept my sanity by sewing and quilting and journaling at Drucilla's Stitches, a blog I created in memory of my grandmother. I will continue to blog here about homeschooling and our life's journey as much as possible. For now, God has other plans for our life, plans I must accept and follow. I'm trusting Him along the way. In Love, Tina

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