What's been going on!

Hey,

It seems like forever. I am sorry I have not been keeping this up as I had planned. 

The past month I have logged on in hopes of writing something, and ended up with a bunch of drafts. I don't know why I didn't end up posting anything, other then the fact that I have a million things to say but only a few that actually hold any weight.

Here's what's going on lately.

Last week I started the Daniel Fast with a friend. We are going to be doing it for 40 days. A friend of mine was telling me that she was going to do it and I just jumped on board with it. At first I has no clue as to why I was going to do it. ( Most of us have a particular great Godly reason for Fasting. I, at the time didn't really. But as I have taken a week of Fasting and focusing on the foods that I can eat, I have learned something. "That its what you put into it, that counts". <The outcome is always great when you take the time to invest in something.

Things have a crazy way of working them selves out when it comes to life. And they really have a crazy way, when it comes to Gods timing inter twined with our lives.

Monday was kickoff day and Tuesday was when I attended bible study. I missed the first week of study so this last week I have had 2 weeks of study to catch up on. I don't know if any of you have taken a Beth Moore study. But if so you know that it is a good 45min a day devo time. 

It has been great for me though. I have really been challenged this week. Not only in the Fasting period but also in the study we are taking. I have never really read the story of Jonathan and it totally blew me away.  If you have not read it you should! 1Samuel 14:1-23  

The thing that totally got me was when Jonathan told his armor bearer this "Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf." "Nothing can Hinder the Lord from saving" weather by many or by few."

What I took from that is that Jonathan had so much "faith" in God that he was totally confident in what he was about to do. I also took that He "REALLY" knew what and who GOD was. Enough to have that confidence in God to just climb up that wall and tell his bearer to come on up behind me.

This is something that Beth Moore wrote in my  work book.

Consider how ^ these statements reveal Jonathan's distinct perception of God's ways: Jonathan knew the Lord could save, no matter who or how many were fighting in the battle, In fact, he knew that if God chose to save, nothing could hinder Him. His faith in God's strength and determination was Solid: God could do anything. His only question was weather God would choose to do it through them that day. Re read Jonathan's words: Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf." He knew God could do it; he didn't know if He would Weather or not He did, Jonathan understood God's response to be based on sovereignty, not weakness, Jonathan's attitude reminds us of many other young men in the bible that faced the strong possibility of death.

I would like to have a faith like that. That would just climb up to any defeat and say what Jonathan said.

Shadrach,Meshach and Abendnego did the same thing in Daniel 3:16-18

Shardrach,Meshach and Abendnego replied to the king,"O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O King. (18) But even if he does not, we want you to know, O King that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.

("But even if he does not" "We want you to know") That takes guts! 

Only in a week I have learned so much in some scriptures that I have skimmed over a million times. God is good and Faithful when we have an open ear to him and are willing to make a change in our lives. I am in the process of an entire life overhaul. Everything about my life has changed since we have moved to Georgia. Not that my life was bad before. Its just totally different. I have challenges now that I have never had before. From not having a job and staying home full time to making new friends and finding my place in the ministries that God has place before me.< I have never been in charge of a ministry before and I have just taken over the Hospitality ministry at our church. I love it, but also have no clue how to do it.    It's safe to say that God is stretching me and building me up to what he has planned for my life. And I know this is all part of the plan.

until next time.