Weekly Thing
Colossians 2:6,7
… just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 37:4-6
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Hello everyone-
I hope that you had a good week, and that you were able to learn a lot from our Lord through the different circumstances in your life right now.
Closer to the end of last week, God showed me how incredible He is in providing for me and keeping His hand over me. The story is difficult to fully explain in an email, but basically I had gotten into a car accident. I am fine, and amazingly so is my van; however, it could have been ugly, if I had seen the wrecked car jack-knifed in the left lane any later than I did. I didn’t see it until I was practically on top of it, because no flares had been set out yet. God truly kept me safe that morning (4AM, and rainy and misty), and as I continue to think about it I am full of gratitude that God is who He says He is. On and off during the week I’d been struggling with worry about how finances were coming for my ministry and the prospect of moving in the next few months, and this minor accident was a reminder that God is going to take care of me. He’s going to take care of you. All of us who profess Jesus Christ are loved and cared for by God the Father. Although He will permit a lot of things to happen in our lives that we don’t understand, He is still there caring for and protecting us and providing for us. Perhaps He is doing all these things in ways we don’t see because we are so worried about our current situation, which acts as a barrier in our trusting Him.
I think that sometimes God takes action and provides at, what we think, is the last possible minute. In relation to my accident, I didn’t even see the other car until it was almost too late - but, I did see it. God provided in “just the nick of time” so that the damage dealt was minimal and the only thing I suffered was fright. In some situations in our lives, we are so impatient and eager to receive what it is that we’re waiting for God to give us that it seems like we don’t receive it until “the last possible minute.” Think of all the countless examples of missionaries not having enough money to go on their trip until a week before the date they need it. I heard one story in which God provided a missionary with nearly all of their funds in one day, the day before it all needed to be raised.
There are other stories, some found in the Bible, when it seems like it’s too late. In Luke 11, when Jesus went to raise Lazarus from the dead, Martha said to Him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” You can almost hear the pain in her voice, because Martha had sent word to Jesus that Lazarus was sick days before. But Jesus waited so that God could be glorified; He came and met the request, just not when Mary or Martha had expected. I would have to think that He operates in much the same way in our own lives. I can only hope I can remember this the next time I’m tempted to worry.
I pray that in each of our lives, whatever it is that we are impatient or worrying about would be overshadowed by the promise that God is going to provide for us. I pray that we would learn how to wait on Him and that by the Holy Spirit we would be stretched and strengthened in the times we are tempted. I pray we also come to cherish God’s promises in our hearts, clinging to them despite opposition or whatever current situations we find ourselves in. May we cling to Christ and be rooted in Him always.
In love and in Him,
Your sister,
Yvonne
… just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 37:4-6
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Hello everyone-
I hope that you had a good week, and that you were able to learn a lot from our Lord through the different circumstances in your life right now.
Closer to the end of last week, God showed me how incredible He is in providing for me and keeping His hand over me. The story is difficult to fully explain in an email, but basically I had gotten into a car accident. I am fine, and amazingly so is my van; however, it could have been ugly, if I had seen the wrecked car jack-knifed in the left lane any later than I did. I didn’t see it until I was practically on top of it, because no flares had been set out yet. God truly kept me safe that morning (4AM, and rainy and misty), and as I continue to think about it I am full of gratitude that God is who He says He is. On and off during the week I’d been struggling with worry about how finances were coming for my ministry and the prospect of moving in the next few months, and this minor accident was a reminder that God is going to take care of me. He’s going to take care of you. All of us who profess Jesus Christ are loved and cared for by God the Father. Although He will permit a lot of things to happen in our lives that we don’t understand, He is still there caring for and protecting us and providing for us. Perhaps He is doing all these things in ways we don’t see because we are so worried about our current situation, which acts as a barrier in our trusting Him.
I think that sometimes God takes action and provides at, what we think, is the last possible minute. In relation to my accident, I didn’t even see the other car until it was almost too late - but, I did see it. God provided in “just the nick of time” so that the damage dealt was minimal and the only thing I suffered was fright. In some situations in our lives, we are so impatient and eager to receive what it is that we’re waiting for God to give us that it seems like we don’t receive it until “the last possible minute.” Think of all the countless examples of missionaries not having enough money to go on their trip until a week before the date they need it. I heard one story in which God provided a missionary with nearly all of their funds in one day, the day before it all needed to be raised.
There are other stories, some found in the Bible, when it seems like it’s too late. In Luke 11, when Jesus went to raise Lazarus from the dead, Martha said to Him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” You can almost hear the pain in her voice, because Martha had sent word to Jesus that Lazarus was sick days before. But Jesus waited so that God could be glorified; He came and met the request, just not when Mary or Martha had expected. I would have to think that He operates in much the same way in our own lives. I can only hope I can remember this the next time I’m tempted to worry.
I pray that in each of our lives, whatever it is that we are impatient or worrying about would be overshadowed by the promise that God is going to provide for us. I pray that we would learn how to wait on Him and that by the Holy Spirit we would be stretched and strengthened in the times we are tempted. I pray we also come to cherish God’s promises in our hearts, clinging to them despite opposition or whatever current situations we find ourselves in. May we cling to Christ and be rooted in Him always.
In love and in Him,
Your sister,
Yvonne