Toni
and I have encouraging each other....I am so glad I have her and today she sent
me this little devotion that she had read and it was God speaking through
her...it hit home with me.
Keep
Waiting—God is at Work
by Max Lucado
by Max Lucado
I’m
convinced the Sabbath was created for frantic souls like me, people who need a
weekly reminder that the world will not stop if I do.
In one of
the most dramatic examples of waiting in the Bible, Daniel prays for
people who had been oppressed for seventy years. He abstained from food
and drink for twenty-one days, as he labored in prayer, persisted, pleaded, and
agonized. No response. On the twenty-second day an angel of God
appeared. He revealed to Daniel that his prayer had been heard on the
first day
.
From an
earthly perspective, nothing was happening. But from a heavenly
perspective a battle was raging in the heavens. God was working! What if Daniel
had given up…lost faith…or walked away from God? Consider these better
questions: What if you give up? Lose faith? Walk away? Don’t! God is at
work. Keep waiting!
I do need to confess though that one of my
stumbling blocks has been that I rely on people around me more than I rely on
God. So I am going to be careful to
continue to go to God and praise him for my sister Toni and our relationship
but I need to run into God presence first and always. And I need to encourage
the same to Toni though I don't think she finds this a stumbling block like I
do. "Thank you my dear Father for putting people in my life that I can use
as a sounding board and that point me back to you! You have blessed me and
given me a renewed hope and strength for the days ahead"
Today the day was spent with the babies...they are
such a joy and keep me on my toes! But, they are all about life and joy and
right now their hugs and kisses help me breathe. And life doesn't stop...Amanda didn't feel
well and went in to the doctor. By the time she got there she was running a
temperature of 101.8 degrees and has a bad case of strep throat. She is pretty
sick but at least she went in today and didn't wait....would have been a long
night for all of us. Again, God is covering us with his protection and the
blinders have come off and I can now see that...thank you Lord!
"O,
Lord send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to
Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places" Psalm 43:3
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