Jun. 26, 2008 - Wait
It's almost easier to receive the answer "No" to a prayer than the answer "wait"; No means I could get over it, move on, tell myself to forget about the whole thing. Wait means...well, waiting. It means still having it in my heart, but not holding too tightly. It means lingering for, hoping for, expecting for the Lord to move... Waiting is hard-but that is apparently the hard thing the Lord would call me to do now. It's not exactly glamorous, as I was thinking my "do hard things" right now could be something bigger, something spectacular. Instead, it's waiting... waiting, waiting, waiting... But as my mom has put it, "Waiting is never a bad thing..."; and although it certainly feels like it sometimes, I know she is absolutely right.
Please pray with me that I would wait both joyfully and productively, as my mom and Chelsea have reminded me in the last few days.
I received the verses Isaiah 30:18-21 again this morning-this is the fifth time since the twelfth of June. I cannot even explain it, but it is so incredible when the Lord speaks to you. It's so incredible to be in His Word, and hearing His voice, and being intimate with Him. It's so awesome to be walking in His light and having His will worked out in my life.
The Lord has certainly gone above and beyond my expectations for my trip here to Missouri. I've been here only 12 days, but so much has happened. I mean, most of it has been personally, spiritual matters-but those are big things. I needed this time here more than I thought I did. Praise Him.
In other news, on Tuesday, Chelsea and I went fishing with some friends from church. I caught the one and only fish, which was pretty exciting-considering I am certainly not a fisher and I have no done it since I was perhaps nine! We had a really good time, though, and then we did some sight seeing around the area-seeing a whole bunch of beautiful nature and God's creation!
Mrs. Stearns left for Tennessee yesterday morning, so we took the kids to the Y yesterday to go swimming. Last night, there was Bible study. One of the families from church hosts it, and their cat just had a litter of kittens. There are only two left, and I claimed one for the whole night. I didn't put it down all through Bible study (it conked out on top of my Bible, so I couldn't see the verses!), and then afterwards, Chelsea, I, and Caity (girl from church whom we went fishing with and whose house the Bible study was at) went for a two mile walk-and I held the cat the whole time! I wanted to take it home-they even said I could, but I don't think I would have an easy time of convincing my parents to let me bring a kitten home.
This morning, I did school with Sonora-we've been working on her spelling words a lot. She failed her test last week, and so far, this week isn't looking so good. So, we went through the list several times today on top of some math, english, and a piano lesson. I am hoping she does well on the test tomorrow. Chelsea is working today, so I'm holding the fort down here... it's been a very quiet, no-nonsense, easy day. I'm quite enjoying it. Right now, the kids are out in the dining room with Jonny having a good time.
Tonight, Chels and I might go over to Caity's house again. That would be sweet, and I am hoping that we can.
Well, this is all for now!
Have a wonderful day blessed by the richness and strength of our Lord!!! =)
PS: If you get the chance, you should check out the book "Edge of Eternity" by Randy Alcorn. It's pretty good!
Please pray with me that I would wait both joyfully and productively, as my mom and Chelsea have reminded me in the last few days.
I received the verses Isaiah 30:18-21 again this morning-this is the fifth time since the twelfth of June. I cannot even explain it, but it is so incredible when the Lord speaks to you. It's so incredible to be in His Word, and hearing His voice, and being intimate with Him. It's so awesome to be walking in His light and having His will worked out in my life.
The Lord has certainly gone above and beyond my expectations for my trip here to Missouri. I've been here only 12 days, but so much has happened. I mean, most of it has been personally, spiritual matters-but those are big things. I needed this time here more than I thought I did. Praise Him.
In other news, on Tuesday, Chelsea and I went fishing with some friends from church. I caught the one and only fish, which was pretty exciting-considering I am certainly not a fisher and I have no done it since I was perhaps nine! We had a really good time, though, and then we did some sight seeing around the area-seeing a whole bunch of beautiful nature and God's creation!
Mrs. Stearns left for Tennessee yesterday morning, so we took the kids to the Y yesterday to go swimming. Last night, there was Bible study. One of the families from church hosts it, and their cat just had a litter of kittens. There are only two left, and I claimed one for the whole night. I didn't put it down all through Bible study (it conked out on top of my Bible, so I couldn't see the verses!), and then afterwards, Chelsea, I, and Caity (girl from church whom we went fishing with and whose house the Bible study was at) went for a two mile walk-and I held the cat the whole time! I wanted to take it home-they even said I could, but I don't think I would have an easy time of convincing my parents to let me bring a kitten home.
This morning, I did school with Sonora-we've been working on her spelling words a lot. She failed her test last week, and so far, this week isn't looking so good. So, we went through the list several times today on top of some math, english, and a piano lesson. I am hoping she does well on the test tomorrow. Chelsea is working today, so I'm holding the fort down here... it's been a very quiet, no-nonsense, easy day. I'm quite enjoying it. Right now, the kids are out in the dining room with Jonny having a good time.
Tonight, Chels and I might go over to Caity's house again. That would be sweet, and I am hoping that we can.
Well, this is all for now!
Have a wonderful day blessed by the richness and strength of our Lord!!! =)
PS: If you get the chance, you should check out the book "Edge of Eternity" by Randy Alcorn. It's pretty good!
