I'm heading into week 4. The 3 H girls are doing really good. Adjusting to having Mr. H gone has not been the most easy thing. It's been a true challenge to really rely and trust that when God said we can have a peace that surpasses all understanding that He wasn't joking. When I have a tough day I repeat that scripture to myself until I rest in that peace. I don't have to be upset everyday, I don't have to be mopey, or pout all the time. Yes, I feel like I'm missing a limb. Yes, I wish that everything in the house didn't decide to break all at once while I'm playing husband and daddy too, but I must say I rather enjoyed being able to tackle installing a ceiling fan on my own. Lemons into lemonade! (Which reminds me of a sermon/book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson, great read!) My Bugsy decided to dump water all over the kitchen floor, so, I decided it was a good time to mop. Haha! Do I break down here and there? Sure! But, I'm not staying down. I'm going to get up. I'm determined to look back on this time and be proud of how we pulled through this and all we were able to accomplish. I will control my emotions, they will not control me.
My point is this, you can be in tough situations and pull through them with dignity, overcoming, winning.
On another note, I do get to see Mr. H one last time within the next month before we go through the very long stretch of separation. I am anxious to see him, but also not looking forward to the next separation. Stretching my ability to rely on God will be a complete understatement in the months to come, but I will give it my very best, I promise.
Coming up!!!!! I have 2 posts in the works. One of them is a little crafty post. Nothing fancy, but practical money saving idea. Keep checking in!
Until next time
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Follow The Leader
Yesterday, Oregano and I were outside at a friends house feeding the ducks. They were very friendly ducks and would nearly come right up to you, but you had to call them over, with a really bad quacking impersonation. Well, to my surprise, they would ONLY come to Oregano's "quacking". I tried repeatedly to get them to come over, but resigned to using Oregano to get them over to me instead.
This brought a thought to my mind. We are not meant to follow whoever comes to our door step and not everyone is meant to follow us when we are leaders. It's not personal. God knows what each and everyone of us need and we are to be sensitive to his leading.
John said in John 3: 27 "No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven." No one should follow anyone either unless it has been ordained by God. Your leader, your mentor may be a very unlikely source. Leaders and mentors are meant to stretch us, guide us, challenge us. Don't shy away from that. "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17 (I LOVE this scripture) God USES people to sharpen us and in this day and age we NEED to be sharpened.
My mentor right now is someone I didn't even know 6 months ago and let me tell you she is literally a God send. We were searching for a home church and I fought tooth and nail NOT to go to this church. It was too far, I didn't know anyone, I had never heard of it, it was too far, it was too small, it was too far. Get the point! God knew what I needed and sent this precious woman of God my way. Be willing to step outside of your box to reach for what God has for you. It going to be goooooood stuff, I promise.
On the same note, I have had very unlikely people come into my life that God has asked me to guide in one way or another. Some I had to even stop, scratch my head and say, "Are you sure God?". Yep, he's sure. Don't just toss people aside because it doesn't seem like a perfect fit or you can't relate or it's too much trouble. God's grace is sufficient and He will give you what you need to guide this person. A little side note, sometimes it's a long process and sometimes God is just asking for you to provide a little pick me up for that person.
Be willing, be open. Don't follow whatever person is quacking at you and don't expect every person to follow you just because you are quacking.
CH
This brought a thought to my mind. We are not meant to follow whoever comes to our door step and not everyone is meant to follow us when we are leaders. It's not personal. God knows what each and everyone of us need and we are to be sensitive to his leading.
John said in John 3: 27 "No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven." No one should follow anyone either unless it has been ordained by God. Your leader, your mentor may be a very unlikely source. Leaders and mentors are meant to stretch us, guide us, challenge us. Don't shy away from that. "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17 (I LOVE this scripture) God USES people to sharpen us and in this day and age we NEED to be sharpened.
My mentor right now is someone I didn't even know 6 months ago and let me tell you she is literally a God send. We were searching for a home church and I fought tooth and nail NOT to go to this church. It was too far, I didn't know anyone, I had never heard of it, it was too far, it was too small, it was too far. Get the point! God knew what I needed and sent this precious woman of God my way. Be willing to step outside of your box to reach for what God has for you. It going to be goooooood stuff, I promise.
On the same note, I have had very unlikely people come into my life that God has asked me to guide in one way or another. Some I had to even stop, scratch my head and say, "Are you sure God?". Yep, he's sure. Don't just toss people aside because it doesn't seem like a perfect fit or you can't relate or it's too much trouble. God's grace is sufficient and He will give you what you need to guide this person. A little side note, sometimes it's a long process and sometimes God is just asking for you to provide a little pick me up for that person.
Be willing, be open. Don't follow whatever person is quacking at you and don't expect every person to follow you just because you are quacking.
CH
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