Jun. 23, 2008
God's Perfect Provision
Posted in Just Ramblin
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This morning was one of those humbling times when the Lord clearly showed me, that He is indeed in control of our lives, and that He is so very good to us. Sometime I'll tell you about the predicament of having a 28 gallon pop-up-aquarium fountain in my living room, but for now, let it suffice to say, that in the midst of this "situation" I decided that I'd made a mistake and to remedy it I was going to look for a 10 gal fish tank at yard sales or go to WalMart and buy one the first of the month. I forgot to take this seemingly trivial situation to the Lord. This weekend, He literally plunked into my lap a 29 gallon fish tank with all the fixens. And the cost? Dinner with friends, tough to take, huh?? Yup! Someday, I"ll learn to ask instead of trying to take care of it all myself. On another note, I've been really struggling over why I believe what I do and where I fit in things. What I know is that I've been feeling very unsettled about many things for awhile. I knew what I was looking for in a church and I knew no such church existed near me. I just "knew" it. The Lord has, once again, however, shown me that I don't know nearly as much as I think I do. I met a young homeschooling mom last year at a one day conference in our area. She followed up the meeting, by asking about LizBeth being able to help her occasionally with her children (5,3, & 6mo). We were thrilled at this opportunity. Over the year we've spent time together, talked, helped each other in crazy ways. She knew my struggle and my leanings with church and she told me about her church, but it is too far from my house, and I couldn't travel with her, because of her vehicle and the numbers of our children. . . and then the Lord blessed her family with a much needed larger vehicle, which, by the way, just happens to have enough room for my children and I to now attend church with her. LizBeth always says, "Mom, if you want to see God laugh, just tell him your plans" There is no disrespect meant in it - and she is generally right. "Lord, I really would like to be able to attend this church, but it is too far away (45 minutes) and there is no way for us to get there and, and, and. . . " Well, this past Sunday we visited the church - it is tiny - the pastor is elderly - the congregation is small - but we LOVED it! I'm counting down the days til Sunday so I can go back. The coolest thing for me, and perhaps because of his age, the pastor only preached from The Word. There were no illustrations, no secular references, nothing but the Word of God alone. And so much of what he preached, about keeping our eyes on the Lord (remember what happened to Peter when he took his eyes of the Lord?) and how the Lord lets us sink, so we'll get our focus off the world around us and back onto Him -- it was all so pertinent to where I'm at today. If you are out of church, between churches, seeking a church, let me encourage you to hang in there. Many prayers of friends and family have led us from our church at home, into a small fellowship of like-minded believers and I'm so excited about this! Blessings, MaggieRaye |
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