So, it's not even 4:00am and and I'm wide awake and all the things start coming to mind… You know, the car situation, a friend I need to reach out to, the to do list for today, upcoming family vacay, what to pack for the vacay… We need to leave early this morning for an appointment and I need to be awake to drive so I roll over and pray, hoping for another hour of sleep. But you know, God often answers us in ways we don’t expect. As my mind quieted down a single thought rose up and captivated me. It was more of an image really, a person God sent into my life at just the right time. Someone who helped me see differently, to grow, to believe God for more. And as I pondered, such gratitude welled up that I just had to thank God for them. And just then another came to mind, then another… Oh, how blessed I have been by not only God’s faithfulness to meet me where I was, but by those who came alongside and imparted their wisdom, shared their gifts, and stretched me beyond what I...
Pondering this today… Romans 4: 20-21, Speaking of Abraham’s faith in the promise God made to make him a father of many nations, “No unbelief made him waiver concerning the promise of God, but grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.” “No unbelief made him waiver” Oh, oh, how I want that to be said of me! Abraham didn’t consider his old age of 100 or Sarah’s barren womb an obstacle to God promise to become the father of many nations! It didn’t weaken his faith! He just believed! How many times do we let what lay before us discourage us (make us courage-less) from fully believing God? How many times is our faith tested by the mere happenings James 1 exhorts us no to be surprised over? Scripture is replete with examples of faith-full-ness (read Hebrews 11 hall of faith!) but it also has many examples that mirror our own lives in times of weakness, faith-less-ness. I’m being convic...