The weekend was great ... full of plenty of good times with friends, church, Bible study, and some nice, relaxing time at the nature preserve. It was an incredibly refreshing weekend that I truly enjoyed. :) I thank the Lord for the friends He has blessed me with, and for the good teaching and fellowship at my church. I am SO grateful! I kept thinking of how "full" my life has been feeling lately ... of the wonderful people in my life.
Yet this week has also had some challenging moments for me in various ways ... but yet beneath it all I also have this sense of peace deep down in my heart of hearts ... that even in those moments where life feels confusing or complicated, God can be fully trusted. God is so good ... always ... and His thoughts toward me are always good ... regardless of anything else going on or how things may seem at times. Praise the Lord! :)
This afternoon He gave me such a special sense of His presence with me ... I could hardly describe it in words! It was just what I needed in that moment, and I truly thank Him for that. Then, a friend from down the hall called me down to share a Pepsi with her ... it may seem like a small thing, but it totally brightened that part of my day. :)
Oh, and I invited some friends to church and Bible study this weekend. Even though they didn't make it, I had such peace in my heart that I had done what the Lord wanted me to do ... I think again about the Lord's heart and how it's even more on His heart than any of ours, that people come to experience His redemptive love and free gift of salvation. Praise the Lord!
Welcome, dear friends! Here you will find an assortment of snippets and reflections ... and hopefully some encouraging quotes from people like John Piper and C.S. Lewis and ... most of all ... the Scriptures. :-) Leave a comment if you'd like - I would love to hear from you! Have a GREAT day.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Praising God for His Redemptive Heart
I have lately been fighting an inward battle at times as I seek to reach out to people God brings in my path, and share the Gospel with them. My inward battle being that sometimes I'm not completely sure how to go about reaching out to them ... or I worry at times that I said ... too much? too little? the wrong thing? But I must remember that I worship and serve a sovereign, all-powerful God. A God for whom nothing is impossible, a God who, at the same time, wants to see people come to know Him and experience His redemptive love even more (infinitely more!!) than I desire that in my human flesh, and with His perfect love. Praise the Lord!
When I worry ... I can often tell I'm not praying like I should. ;-) So ... I choose to pray in faith and lift any ministry opportunities in my life right now to the Lord, trusting that He will give me wisdom and show me His heart for each thing.
In some ways this has been a stressful week for me, and I have wondered if it could be a form of spiritual warfare, since the Lord taught me so much the other day through my Experiencing God study and may be drawing me to deeper places in my walk with Him. Somehow it's so comforting to realize this could very well be the case ... because it is encouraging confirmation that the Lord is working in my heart. Wow ... it's amazing just how writing this all out has helped me. :)
As I lift these situations to the Lord tonight, I can TRUST Him that He will work in people's hearts and lives, and that He will grant to me His perfect peace as I seek to focus my mind on Him. Again ... it's just so exciting to think of how lives being redeemed for all eternity is so dear to the Father's heart ... and that He is working in incredible ways to bring this about ... as I have seen so often firsthand through the many encouraging reports I get to hear from the mission field in Asia. How I praise the Lord that, whether here or in Asia or the jungles of the Amazon ... or anywhere else around the world ... He is about the business of redemption.
When I worry ... I can often tell I'm not praying like I should. ;-) So ... I choose to pray in faith and lift any ministry opportunities in my life right now to the Lord, trusting that He will give me wisdom and show me His heart for each thing.
In some ways this has been a stressful week for me, and I have wondered if it could be a form of spiritual warfare, since the Lord taught me so much the other day through my Experiencing God study and may be drawing me to deeper places in my walk with Him. Somehow it's so comforting to realize this could very well be the case ... because it is encouraging confirmation that the Lord is working in my heart. Wow ... it's amazing just how writing this all out has helped me. :)
As I lift these situations to the Lord tonight, I can TRUST Him that He will work in people's hearts and lives, and that He will grant to me His perfect peace as I seek to focus my mind on Him. Again ... it's just so exciting to think of how lives being redeemed for all eternity is so dear to the Father's heart ... and that He is working in incredible ways to bring this about ... as I have seen so often firsthand through the many encouraging reports I get to hear from the mission field in Asia. How I praise the Lord that, whether here or in Asia or the jungles of the Amazon ... or anywhere else around the world ... He is about the business of redemption.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Reflecting on ... wanting to be moldable and the things that will last :o)
I wanted to share a bit about some things the Lord has been speaking to me lately ... but first wanted to just give a quick update on my weekend. The weekend was nice. Lots of time spent in volleyball throughout the day on Saturday, with various people! :) (first in a tournament with a group from church, then later with friends from work!) Great times in the gorgeous weather. And ... the Lord enabled me to make a new acquaintance and invite him to church! Please pray that the Lord will work in his heart ... that he will indeed come out and get plugged into the group (particularly with the other guys there as they can invest in his life in ways that wouldn't maybe be as appropriate for me as a female) and, especially, hear and respond to the Gospel! :)
Saturday night I went to Bible study and we all ate afterwards and then a bunch of us played Catch Phrase and Balderdash. :) So fun.
The Lord has really been speaking to me through my Experiencing God study ... as I was working on it earlier today, a phrase that really stood out to me is, "You cannot stay where you are and go with God." I so much want to grow closer to Jesus and know Him more each day. This was such a great reminder that I can't afford to stay "as I am" ... I must be willing to make adjustments in my life as He shows me where I need to change. It's exciting and scary all at the same time ... exciting because as His Word says, the spirit is willing, yet the flesh is weak.
But I love Jesus so much and want to know Him more. I thank Him for working in my life and for His incredible unending patience with me ... that He doesn't give up on me, even when my self-will can be so stubborn at times. ;-D I thank Him that as I continue to seek His face and ask Him to break my will in areas of my life, big or small, He will! If we have Jesus in our hearts, He will continually work in us to make us more like Him. (Philippians 1:6) And I have seen evidence of Him doing this in my life through various trials and challenging times. Praise God, for this is my deepest desire, ultimately!
Another thing I have been thinking about some lately is something I heard from the message last week at community fellowship in south Dallas. One of the leaders from my church gave such a good message ... and the thing that jumped out to me was when he urged us to hold on tightly to the things of Jesus, and loosely to the things of this world. I want to practice this more and more in my life! Isn't it so wonderful that, as believers in Jesus, we have a much dearer treasure ... infinitely so ... than we could ever hope to have here on this earth? And a lasting one, too, instead of just temporal. This is incredible ... yet, too, I think something we can so often forget when we are, in a sense, surrounded by the "here and now."
A friend of mine called me last week, sharing of her heart to be investing in things that matter ... things that will last for eternity. It is so refreshing to hear her heart to be part of those things that will last ... and a good reminder to me, too, about what life it all about ... and that I want to stay focused on Jesus and His eternal kingdom. :) She wanted to hear more about the ministry where I work. So tomorrow a friend is coming out to tour the ministry, eat supper with a mutual friend (Michele) and me, and come out to our prayer meeting. :) I am so excited that she can come out - and she's excited, too! I know she will be blessed and encouraged as she hears some of the stories from the mission field of the incredible faith and perserance of the believers over in Asia. I am often so encouraged and challenged in my walk with the Lord as I hear about their lives! :)
Well ... I guess that's all for now. :) Thanks, everyone, for letting me share a bit of what the Lord has been teaching me. It helps me so much, somehow, to verbalize it ... and I pray it will encourage you in some way as well. How grateful I am to know Him ... and for your friendship and fellowship in the Lord, too. :)
[and if any you reading this blog don't know Jesus yet ... I would love to introduce you to Him ... you will never find a greater Friend. :)]
Saturday night I went to Bible study and we all ate afterwards and then a bunch of us played Catch Phrase and Balderdash. :) So fun.
The Lord has really been speaking to me through my Experiencing God study ... as I was working on it earlier today, a phrase that really stood out to me is, "You cannot stay where you are and go with God." I so much want to grow closer to Jesus and know Him more each day. This was such a great reminder that I can't afford to stay "as I am" ... I must be willing to make adjustments in my life as He shows me where I need to change. It's exciting and scary all at the same time ... exciting because as His Word says, the spirit is willing, yet the flesh is weak.
But I love Jesus so much and want to know Him more. I thank Him for working in my life and for His incredible unending patience with me ... that He doesn't give up on me, even when my self-will can be so stubborn at times. ;-D I thank Him that as I continue to seek His face and ask Him to break my will in areas of my life, big or small, He will! If we have Jesus in our hearts, He will continually work in us to make us more like Him. (Philippians 1:6) And I have seen evidence of Him doing this in my life through various trials and challenging times. Praise God, for this is my deepest desire, ultimately!
Another thing I have been thinking about some lately is something I heard from the message last week at community fellowship in south Dallas. One of the leaders from my church gave such a good message ... and the thing that jumped out to me was when he urged us to hold on tightly to the things of Jesus, and loosely to the things of this world. I want to practice this more and more in my life! Isn't it so wonderful that, as believers in Jesus, we have a much dearer treasure ... infinitely so ... than we could ever hope to have here on this earth? And a lasting one, too, instead of just temporal. This is incredible ... yet, too, I think something we can so often forget when we are, in a sense, surrounded by the "here and now."
A friend of mine called me last week, sharing of her heart to be investing in things that matter ... things that will last for eternity. It is so refreshing to hear her heart to be part of those things that will last ... and a good reminder to me, too, about what life it all about ... and that I want to stay focused on Jesus and His eternal kingdom. :) She wanted to hear more about the ministry where I work. So tomorrow a friend is coming out to tour the ministry, eat supper with a mutual friend (Michele) and me, and come out to our prayer meeting. :) I am so excited that she can come out - and she's excited, too! I know she will be blessed and encouraged as she hears some of the stories from the mission field of the incredible faith and perserance of the believers over in Asia. I am often so encouraged and challenged in my walk with the Lord as I hear about their lives! :)
Well ... I guess that's all for now. :) Thanks, everyone, for letting me share a bit of what the Lord has been teaching me. It helps me so much, somehow, to verbalize it ... and I pray it will encourage you in some way as well. How grateful I am to know Him ... and for your friendship and fellowship in the Lord, too. :)
[and if any you reading this blog don't know Jesus yet ... I would love to introduce you to Him ... you will never find a greater Friend. :)]
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Just a Quick Note ...
I am having such a good week! It's been very busy as far as projects, but I enjoy the busyness of it. I also have been refreshed and encouraged in the Lord, and so grateful for that. And my Bible study at church is tonight! Yay! :)
I have been enjoying reading in this great book, Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Set Them Free, by Nancy Leigh Demoss. She has a great website with her transcripts and broadcasts, and I really appreciate her close walk with the Lord. I am thinking about ordering a book at Barnes and Noble by Nancy Guthrie, that sounds so good. I even have a gift card that will pay for most of it. :) It's a topical study on the book of Hebrews, it looks like! I heard about it from a friend who's reading it.
Isn't this beautiful weather? Well, if you live locally at least ... I'm not sure how the weather is if you're further South, as some of you are. :) I hope it's nice there, too, though ... and that you all are having a good week as well. Continue to keep in touch ... it's always so nice to hear from you. :) So grateful for all the wonderful friends the Lord has blessed me with for encouragement and fellowship. He is so good!
I have been enjoying reading in this great book, Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Set Them Free, by Nancy Leigh Demoss. She has a great website with her transcripts and broadcasts, and I really appreciate her close walk with the Lord. I am thinking about ordering a book at Barnes and Noble by Nancy Guthrie, that sounds so good. I even have a gift card that will pay for most of it. :) It's a topical study on the book of Hebrews, it looks like! I heard about it from a friend who's reading it.
Isn't this beautiful weather? Well, if you live locally at least ... I'm not sure how the weather is if you're further South, as some of you are. :) I hope it's nice there, too, though ... and that you all are having a good week as well. Continue to keep in touch ... it's always so nice to hear from you. :) So grateful for all the wonderful friends the Lord has blessed me with for encouragement and fellowship. He is so good!
Monday, April 14, 2008
So grateful ...
This will be short since I have some writing projects to work on ... (all of us writers are approaching tomorrow's big deadline ... :-D) I did just want to give a quick update ... to share these things before I forget!!!
I had a nice weekend ... even though it was pretty busy, in a sense it felt restful and was refreshing. Always a good way to start the week! :) I met up with a couple of other girls for lunch on Saturday, to fellowship and share about the Lord. I treasure those times ... those chances for meaningful talks and fellowship. :)
Saturday evening was my Bible study as usual, and getting to fellowship with friends from there as well! Yesterday was nice ... I always enjoy getting to go to church and Sunday school! And I had the opportunity to go downtown for the homeless ministry and community fellowship as well ... I truly was refreshed and rejuvenated through that time! I always love the opportunity to go and help reach out to the homeless downtown when I am able ... I have a heart for those people down there who have so little yet are so grateful for even the little we give them ... a sandwich and a cup of cold water. Wow! Yesterday as I was helping pour water into styrofoam cups, I was reminded of the Scripture verse about how giving someone a cup of water on this earth is just as if we were giving it to Jesus ... wow ... what a privilege! I so much want to be close to the Father's heart ... to rejoice for those things that His heart rejoices for, and to have my heart ache for the things that break His heart.
And now ... as I head out in not too long, probably, to Barnes and Noble for the night, to spread out my writing projects and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate :) ... I think of the great privilege and joy it is to get to be part of this, too ... His work across the globe, whether here in Dallas or ... as much of my life is ... His work on the other side of the world, in Asia. It's amazing to me to think that something I do here could touch lives on the other side of the world. But oh, how grateful I am. I am not worthy, yet the Lord allows me to take part in His redemptive work ... His work of drawing precious people to faith in Him. None of us are worthy in ourselves, yet He still chooses to use us. What grace He has lavished on us!
I had a nice weekend ... even though it was pretty busy, in a sense it felt restful and was refreshing. Always a good way to start the week! :) I met up with a couple of other girls for lunch on Saturday, to fellowship and share about the Lord. I treasure those times ... those chances for meaningful talks and fellowship. :)
Saturday evening was my Bible study as usual, and getting to fellowship with friends from there as well! Yesterday was nice ... I always enjoy getting to go to church and Sunday school! And I had the opportunity to go downtown for the homeless ministry and community fellowship as well ... I truly was refreshed and rejuvenated through that time! I always love the opportunity to go and help reach out to the homeless downtown when I am able ... I have a heart for those people down there who have so little yet are so grateful for even the little we give them ... a sandwich and a cup of cold water. Wow! Yesterday as I was helping pour water into styrofoam cups, I was reminded of the Scripture verse about how giving someone a cup of water on this earth is just as if we were giving it to Jesus ... wow ... what a privilege! I so much want to be close to the Father's heart ... to rejoice for those things that His heart rejoices for, and to have my heart ache for the things that break His heart.
And now ... as I head out in not too long, probably, to Barnes and Noble for the night, to spread out my writing projects and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate :) ... I think of the great privilege and joy it is to get to be part of this, too ... His work across the globe, whether here in Dallas or ... as much of my life is ... His work on the other side of the world, in Asia. It's amazing to me to think that something I do here could touch lives on the other side of the world. But oh, how grateful I am. I am not worthy, yet the Lord allows me to take part in His redemptive work ... His work of drawing precious people to faith in Him. None of us are worthy in ourselves, yet He still chooses to use us. What grace He has lavished on us!
Friday, April 11, 2008
I must say, Friday's are nice :-)
I am so glad it's Friday! I am a bit tired and have had a busy week ... and am looking forward to the weekend. :) The weekend is a bit busy, too ... but I still hope to rest a bit, too. :) Tomorrow I am meeting up with a friend in the afternoon for lunch ... she is an incredibly godly woman whom I haven't gotten to touch base with in a while, and I definitely look forward to our time together! A friend of hers will be joining us as well, and I am excited to meet her! And of course I didn't complain when she suggested we meet at one of my favorite restaurants, Corner Bakery. :-)
The rest of this afternoon/evening I am thinking to just "take it easy" a bit and take a really long walk (should definitely help my shoulders!!) and rest at home, but also catch up on some stuff around the house, too. If I have the energy I may even get out for a bit to work on writing projects ... I have a few due this Tuesday, so I definitely am planning at least one trip to Barnes and Noble over the weekend. That seems to be my favorite place to work on writing projects, and last night I even met a couple of new friends there, too. :-) I'm so grateful I so much enjoy writing ... I especially enjoy these particular writing projects that I'm working on ... God is so good to me!
Tomorrow evening is my Bible study ... and fellowship afterwards. A couple of girls I met in Autumn Chase, that I've mentioned before, might get to come this time! That would be nice. :)
I am looking forward to the weekend and so thankful for this incredibly gorgeous weather, too.
The rest of this afternoon/evening I am thinking to just "take it easy" a bit and take a really long walk (should definitely help my shoulders!!) and rest at home, but also catch up on some stuff around the house, too. If I have the energy I may even get out for a bit to work on writing projects ... I have a few due this Tuesday, so I definitely am planning at least one trip to Barnes and Noble over the weekend. That seems to be my favorite place to work on writing projects, and last night I even met a couple of new friends there, too. :-) I'm so grateful I so much enjoy writing ... I especially enjoy these particular writing projects that I'm working on ... God is so good to me!
Tomorrow evening is my Bible study ... and fellowship afterwards. A couple of girls I met in Autumn Chase, that I've mentioned before, might get to come this time! That would be nice. :)
I am looking forward to the weekend and so thankful for this incredibly gorgeous weather, too.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Beautiful Sunny Spring Day
I am looking out my second story office window at gorgeous blue Texas sky as I write this. :) I am about to head out and run an errand, and later in the evening pray with a friend. So far it's been a good day ...
Random Highlights of the Day so far:
Fun meeting moment: Laughing about our totally fun Toy Story character pens that have fuzzy stuff on them and light up as they write! [Thank you, Shelly, for a great dollar-store find that totally changed the course of our Monday news meeting. :-D]
Snack during Meeting: yummy Belgian truffles that the other Rachael brought in for us! :-) [Thanks again, R!!!]
Facebook Status of the Day: Rachel is negociating peace treaties with copy machines. [Hey ... don't laugh ... copy machines really can have their ornery and cantakerous moments. :-D]
Ate for lunch: tacos and an order of nachos at Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut place
[Katie, it was great catching up with you and sharing with one another what the Lord is doing in our lives! So glad today worked out for you! :)]
Worked on: Ministry name database, Email about our GFA Renewing Your Passion Conference coming up in July
Watched out the window with a co-worker: A DirectTV blimp slowly cruising by in the sky [We joked that we should totally get one for the ministry ... and it could even transport our speakers to churches they share at on the weekends ... might just take them "a bit" longer to get there. ;-D]
Random Highlights of the Day so far:
Fun meeting moment: Laughing about our totally fun Toy Story character pens that have fuzzy stuff on them and light up as they write! [Thank you, Shelly, for a great dollar-store find that totally changed the course of our Monday news meeting. :-D]
Snack during Meeting: yummy Belgian truffles that the other Rachael brought in for us! :-) [Thanks again, R!!!]
Facebook Status of the Day: Rachel is negociating peace treaties with copy machines. [Hey ... don't laugh ... copy machines really can have their ornery and cantakerous moments. :-D]
Ate for lunch: tacos and an order of nachos at Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut place
[Katie, it was great catching up with you and sharing with one another what the Lord is doing in our lives! So glad today worked out for you! :)]
Worked on: Ministry name database, Email about our GFA Renewing Your Passion Conference coming up in July
Watched out the window with a co-worker: A DirectTV blimp slowly cruising by in the sky [We joked that we should totally get one for the ministry ... and it could even transport our speakers to churches they share at on the weekends ... might just take them "a bit" longer to get there. ;-D]
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Sharing Thoughts from another Great Weekend
I sure have been enjoying my weekends lately. This was another good one ...
Friday was good fellowshipping and praying with people from work at all-night prayer. (I made it until pretty close to 1:45 ... :-D) I shared some prayer requests for Sri Lanka. Several people came up to me afterwards to tell me they thought it went so well ... one shared that he could see my heart in the presentation. I was so very encouraged by their kind words ... especially since I really wasn't totally sure how it would all go until I got up there. :-) I was encouraged as I was preparing my Powerpoint, and then sharing it, that we serve a God for whom nothing is impossible ... This is the God who spoke the universe into being ... so how can He not bring political peace to the nation of Sri Lanka, provided that is in His plan for their redemption - their spiritual peace as well? Praise the Lord! There is nothing He can't do.
Yesterday I caught up with friends, both from work and church. And just overall enjoyed the beautiful weather. And got maybe just a bit done around the apartment ... although I was hoping to get a lot more done, but oh well ... maybe I needed the break? :-) All in all, it was a good, relaxing day. After Bible study last night, we all ate at Gazebo Burger and had a great time. A few of us played Catch Phrase afterwards, too!
Today was nice, being back at church/Sunday school and catching up with friends. It felt like I hadn't seen everyone from Sunday school in a while, with us not having class on Easter and then me being out of town last weekend. So it was nice to see them again! The teaching in Sunday school was really good, too ... He taught on Ephesians, illustrating from the Scriptures how the very essence and heart of our prayers should be for the wisdom and revelation to know Christ more. Amen. It was really a great encouragement and exhortation that ministered to me. Even in those moments when I'm praying for desires dear to my heart, I am to offer them to the Lord ... to pray that in these things, His glory would be manifest in my life. My chief end in praying about these things should be that His name be hallowed in them ... that they be used for me to know Jesus more. For that is the heart of life ... to know HIM. Praise the Lord that we have a wonderful, sure and lasting foundation in all of life ... Jesus!
Friday was good fellowshipping and praying with people from work at all-night prayer. (I made it until pretty close to 1:45 ... :-D) I shared some prayer requests for Sri Lanka. Several people came up to me afterwards to tell me they thought it went so well ... one shared that he could see my heart in the presentation. I was so very encouraged by their kind words ... especially since I really wasn't totally sure how it would all go until I got up there. :-) I was encouraged as I was preparing my Powerpoint, and then sharing it, that we serve a God for whom nothing is impossible ... This is the God who spoke the universe into being ... so how can He not bring political peace to the nation of Sri Lanka, provided that is in His plan for their redemption - their spiritual peace as well? Praise the Lord! There is nothing He can't do.
Yesterday I caught up with friends, both from work and church. And just overall enjoyed the beautiful weather. And got maybe just a bit done around the apartment ... although I was hoping to get a lot more done, but oh well ... maybe I needed the break? :-) All in all, it was a good, relaxing day. After Bible study last night, we all ate at Gazebo Burger and had a great time. A few of us played Catch Phrase afterwards, too!
Today was nice, being back at church/Sunday school and catching up with friends. It felt like I hadn't seen everyone from Sunday school in a while, with us not having class on Easter and then me being out of town last weekend. So it was nice to see them again! The teaching in Sunday school was really good, too ... He taught on Ephesians, illustrating from the Scriptures how the very essence and heart of our prayers should be for the wisdom and revelation to know Christ more. Amen. It was really a great encouragement and exhortation that ministered to me. Even in those moments when I'm praying for desires dear to my heart, I am to offer them to the Lord ... to pray that in these things, His glory would be manifest in my life. My chief end in praying about these things should be that His name be hallowed in them ... that they be used for me to know Jesus more. For that is the heart of life ... to know HIM. Praise the Lord that we have a wonderful, sure and lasting foundation in all of life ... Jesus!
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Not by Accident
This is kind of neat ... I will preface this post by saying that I have been challenged in my Experiencing God Bible study at the church to be watching to see how the Lord is at work in events and people around me. :) Here are some examples of where I have seen that lately ... I think they have come at just the right time when I needed the encouragement that God is at work ...
In my last post I forgot to mention something really amazing about the young guy the Lord gave me the opportunity to share a bit of the Gospel with on the airplane ... Several days before, when I was preparing for the missions conference, I felt God pretty clearly putting it on my heart to change my presentation!
Well ... the new story I used for the presentation was the one I ended up being able to share with the guy on the airplane to bring out the Gospel message! And the story I had in my "original" presentation totally would not have been applicable to share, nor would it have brought out the Gospel. Praise the Lord!
I feel like He is continually reminding me lately that He orchestrates events ... that, in His scheme of things, there are no accidents. Another neat thing ... on Monday evening, I was a little tired (had just gotten in that day) but still wanted to do some laundry. Looking in my laundry room, I was reminded that I needed laundry detergeant. I can't remember the exact time, but it was probably close to 8:30, possibly later, when I made it to Wal-mart.
While I was on my way out with my laundry detergeant, I ran into Mimsy, this girl who lives in my apartment complex. [How we ended up meeting is an entirely different yet incredible story that I believe the Lord had His hand in. It involves a beautiful gray cat and another cat named Baxter that I have yet to meet. :) IF you would like to know, just ask me. :)] It seemed that she was just running in there real quick (kind of like I was!) and I really believe the Lord arranged us meeting up that night! We had a great chat right there in Wal-mart, and she asked if anything was going on with my church this weekend and is likely coming out with me to my Bible study! :o)
Well, I'm about to head out but just wanted to share these stories. :) Have a great evening, everyone!
In my last post I forgot to mention something really amazing about the young guy the Lord gave me the opportunity to share a bit of the Gospel with on the airplane ... Several days before, when I was preparing for the missions conference, I felt God pretty clearly putting it on my heart to change my presentation!
Well ... the new story I used for the presentation was the one I ended up being able to share with the guy on the airplane to bring out the Gospel message! And the story I had in my "original" presentation totally would not have been applicable to share, nor would it have brought out the Gospel. Praise the Lord!
I feel like He is continually reminding me lately that He orchestrates events ... that, in His scheme of things, there are no accidents. Another neat thing ... on Monday evening, I was a little tired (had just gotten in that day) but still wanted to do some laundry. Looking in my laundry room, I was reminded that I needed laundry detergeant. I can't remember the exact time, but it was probably close to 8:30, possibly later, when I made it to Wal-mart.
While I was on my way out with my laundry detergeant, I ran into Mimsy, this girl who lives in my apartment complex. [How we ended up meeting is an entirely different yet incredible story that I believe the Lord had His hand in. It involves a beautiful gray cat and another cat named Baxter that I have yet to meet. :) IF you would like to know, just ask me. :)] It seemed that she was just running in there real quick (kind of like I was!) and I really believe the Lord arranged us meeting up that night! We had a great chat right there in Wal-mart, and she asked if anything was going on with my church this weekend and is likely coming out with me to my Bible study! :o)
Well, I'm about to head out but just wanted to share these stories. :) Have a great evening, everyone!
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