Janelle:
This morning, Steven talked about not forgetting through the days, the irritating little things that send us into worry and into stressing, that God has a plan and He is 100% absolutely confident that what He has planned will come to pass. That nothing is out of His hand and our choice is to stay in our feeble struggle to change circumstances beyond our control and stay worried and stressed by those same things or to be part of His plan and leave it in His hands.
It's such a good reminder that the small but significant things that come up in my day that send me over the moon in anger or irritation or annoyance are all orchestrated by the Lord for his Purpose and I need to come in line with it to have the right response to it.
Dan:
He's been thinking about Football and Hunting...:) though still praying for Jackson and all that good stuff.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Amy
Janelle:
Yes, it's been a long time. I don't actually feel bad. Mostly because I've been sick, Dan's been working long hours and Jackson has been sick. Lot's happening.
But I do want to jot this down as it were because I don't want to forget when I need it. For Amy, my oldest sister, who is 36 years old and not married. This is only a big deal because she has wanted to get married for a long time and been through all kinds of hell because she didn't even have any prospects. She is now in a serious relationship, which will probably end in marriage. For her bridal shower, I intend to use this scripture as the theme.
Joel 2V23 - 27 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Yes, it's been a long time. I don't actually feel bad. Mostly because I've been sick, Dan's been working long hours and Jackson has been sick. Lot's happening.
But I do want to jot this down as it were because I don't want to forget when I need it. For Amy, my oldest sister, who is 36 years old and not married. This is only a big deal because she has wanted to get married for a long time and been through all kinds of hell because she didn't even have any prospects. She is now in a serious relationship, which will probably end in marriage. For her bridal shower, I intend to use this scripture as the theme.
Joel 2V23 - 27 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
26And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
I love the promise that the years she spent in anger and bitterness and working with all her heart to justify God, He will restore that time. It's also especially fitting because of Nelson's past. The years of hell that he has gone through are not for his shame, because God was in it and there is no shame where God is. He will restore the years for Nelson too. I love this and really the Lord spoke this to me right after they got together. Pretty cool. :)
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