Blessings Poured Out From My God!

 

 

 

 

 

 

"When upon Life's billows you are tempest-tossed

When you are discouraged thinking all is lost

Count Your Many Blessings

Name Them One By One

And it Will Surprise You what the Lord Hath Done!"

 

This song is perfect for how my day went today. First of all, I'd like to say that I was not feeling very spiritual today. I just did NOT want to do any work today- I was feeling burned out, and had the feeling of "I just do not want to do deputation anymore." Well, my God was understanding. Let me Recount the Blessings He graciously poured out to me today! :

1. He allowed me to spend time in His Presence, worshipping Him.

2. I won a Free Book!! I had commented on Dannah Gresh's blog entry, and she chose me as one of the girls to win her newest book: "Get Lost- A Girl's Guide to True Love," all about making your relationship with Christ first priority. Wow. I had prayed that God would let me win, and He did!! I'm going to be getting this in the mail. :)

3. I didn't have to call any pastors today, and one called me from California! God gave me a meeting for June at Central Coast Baptist Church! Whoo-Hoo!

4. I went to the UPS store to print out copies of my February prayer letter to send out, and they did an absolutely Marvelous job!! The paper was high-quality, the font was gorgeous, and the picture and header came out beautifully, too! Praise God!

5. I received an email from Bro. Sparks' brother, who said they would love for me to come down to California, and that it would be okay for me to present my ministry at their church! Thank you, Father!

6. I got a nice email back from a girl I met while at a church in Everett.

God Blessed me out, today!! But it was so nice to just relax today. I don't spend enough time worshipping my God. I need to. "Be still and know that I am God." That isn't easy for me to do. But when we worship God, everything else falls into place- it really does!

 

"There shall be Showers of Blessing,

This is the Promise of Love,

There shall be Seasons Refreshing,

Sent From the Savior Above!

Showers of Blessing

Showers of Blessing We Need

Mercy-drops 'round us are Falling

But for the Showers We Plead."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faith is the Substance of Things Hoped For, The Evidence of Things Not Seen

                     "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
                      God has been teaching me about Faith, lately. The other day, I was struggling in
                      my faith, but why? Because I was putting my faith in my own ability, my own
                      desire to see things come to pass. I forgot that true Faith is never about me. It's all
                      about Him. That's why it's called Faith. Faith is not believing that God can. It's
                      believing that God will. When we stand upon Christ, circumstances and other
                      events will threaten to shake us, but when we fix our eyes on Jesus, we remember
                      that "he will never suffer the righteous to be moved." Let us then look upon our
                      Savior with eyes of Faith, trusting Him for the outcome. "For by him all things
                      consist."

A Children's Song with a Lot of Meaning

Mountain-Moving Faith,

Lord, Give me Mountain-Moving Faith.........

I will Ask and Never Doubt,

Soon, I'll Hear the Vict'ry Shout!

Nothing is Impossible With Mountain-Moving Faith!

~Mountain-Moving Faith, written by Ron Hamilton

 

Today, I was struggling in my faith. I'd been doing that a lot lately. I am a missionary on deputation getting ready to go to the islands of Samar and Leyte in the country of the Philippines. And it's been quite an interesting journey so far. When I started down this trail in June of last year,  I embarked with a sense of fear, trepidation, but a sense of calm/peace as well. Since that fateful day where I presented myself before my church family and told them I believed God was calling me back to serve Him in the Philippines, the road has been winding. I have been able to travel to different churches here in Washington, mostly, but God has given me some interesting experiences. A car battery giving out, and having to get a replacement, while on a trip, giving a a kind of devotion on how God never leaves us, especially when we decide to follow Him, etc. Lately, though it's seemed like the Lord really wants me to wait upon Him. Being the kind of person I am, it's very difficult for me not to "give God a hand," so to speak. I don't like to wait for things to happen. But if there is one character trait the Lord wants to develop in me, it's that of faith. I must come to Him like a little child, understanding Him with eyes of faith, believing in His promises. That's why I think the Lord laid this simple children's song in my mind, a few minutes ago. When listening to Patch the Pirate tapes as a child, I always enjoyed this catchy little song. But the words are wonderful. It reminds me that if I have faith "as a grain of a mustard seed," Jesus says that I can "say to this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible unto you." Wow. Remind, me Dear Lord, to have faith- the kind that moves mountains.