If you have been reduced to God being
your only hope, you are in a good place. ~ Jim Laffoon
Why is that?
Because as the old saying goes “When you are down to nothing God is up to something.”
When I finally started living for God I thought, “I am just going to take Him at His word. I am just going to trust and see if He comes through.”
What I found was that He always, ALWAYS made a way where I thought there could be no way.
There were too many “coincidences” for them to not be “miracles.”
So these days when I find myself in a position of needing God to come through, or it all seems to be falling apart, I tend to freak out a little first (though those periods are getting shorter and shorter), before I remind myself of how good God is. How He has never let me down before.
And then it hits me,
I start feeling over the top EXCITED!!!
I am so freaken excited right now because I need to see God come through in a huge way and I know that He will!!!
As the Bible says in Ephesians 6:13 we are to do our part and “after [we] have done everything, [we are] to stand.”
And I believe that He wants us to stand, waiting with expectant hope.
What miricale do you need to happen? Do all you can do and then stand!
And while you are standing, waiting excitedly for God to do something amazing, tell others about your journey.
The world needs encouragement but more than anything they need God.
They need to know him as their loving father who will never leave them.
When you allow the joy of the Lord to turn to excitement you are like a lighthouse standing on a hill. People cannot help but notice.
And when He comes through for you, Talk About It!!!!!!
Do not hide your light!!!
Shine!!!
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This the update to my “A Christmas Miracle” blog post. For those that did not read it…basically God led me to have nothing prepared for Christmas for my family.
And to spend my money on other (needed) things and to trust Him to make it right.
Because I have four children (who are not so little anymore but still live at home), and because those children are used to getting spoiled at Christmas (even when I cannot afford it), this caused me great anxiety.
Every time I thought of how (potentially) my last Christmas with my children all under one roof would be an empty one, I began to feel like my world was crashing in around me.
Yet I kept coming back to faith…simple, uncomplicated faith!
How could I trust Jesus to “save” me when I refused to trust Him to feed me. How could I trust him for all eternity when I could not trust him for one Christmas?
On my own I was shaky so I had to get back to solid ground.
I got out my Bible and read about how
The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him
[who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him]
will [ever] be put to shame or be disappointed.
(Romans 10:11 Amplified version).
I thought of all the people watching how all this “trusting God” business is going to play out… I realized that trusting God for Christmas is just a trial run for England and the rest of my future.
So I just allowed Him the space He needed to show His goodness.
Any boy did He ever!
In the interest of brevity (something I am told is important in a blog post, and is something I am not very good at) I will just say that not only did God provide for every need we had (food, drink, etc) but He also took the focus off of the things and put it on our time together (not to mention Him).
As a result I spent two solid days hanging out with my family and talking and laughing…
We also went bowling…yes bowling. We are not big bowlers but we went on Christmas eve…at God’s leading…so much fun! And so many beautiful moments…like when I watched one child help another…so cool.
And to top it off, God made sure there was a present for each of us under the tree…they were beyond awesome…mine made me cry because it is something I have wanted for a very long time.
There was a defining moment when we watched something on tv and one of the main characters said something like “people don’t often realize when they are living them, that one day these will be the moments that they wish they could re-live .”
Then it hit me
What gift God gave to me.
The gift of foresight. How being able to drink in every second and really live in the moment with my beloved family.
In the hustle and bustle of Christmas, and daily living, so many great moments often go unnoticed. This gift of clarity has been a wake up call to me. I pray that I steward this gift well.
He showed me that just as a bowling pins scatter, they are always made straight and set upright in the end…just like those who trust in Him.
Is your world crashing in around you? Trust in Gods good plan for your life and you will not be put to shame.
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“God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can be depended on); by Him you were called into companionship and participation with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. ” (1 Corinthians 1:9, AMP)
This Christmas I have been led by God to forgo any presents for my children in lieu of putting the money towards time spent with them..
I have never done this before. Presents have always been the focus on Christmas when they really should not of been.
I sensed that God wanted to do something more, something much more amazing this year.
I thought it would work out great. That all things would fall into place.
But although none of my grown and nearly grown children care about the presents, they all have very different ideas of what they want to do on my tiny budget.
I felt led to share this (and the results) because I am Trusting God to somehow make a way in all this.
I am trusting God to bring me a miracle this Christmas.
To bring me and my family peace and joy.
His speciality.
P.s. Prayers Welcome:)
And Merry Christmas
UPDATE
I realize now that I miscalculated…we have ZERO money for Christmas, but I know this is just an opportunity to show how faithful God is…He has NEVER let me down before. Christmas will look exactly like How He planned it to look, I know this because I am giving it to Him and waiting expectantly for Him to come through!!
I Am Trusting God 