I cannot tell you why we did not leave for Ireland on our intended date, put I do know our steps are ordered by the Lord. As my dear friend Trina says, if our steps are ordered by the Lord then our stops are too. I do know that our stop has enabled several blessings.
Some more blessings from this week, are that we got to travel to Parris Island to see my brother-in-law, Claude graduate from Marine boot camp and is now a Marine. I am so proud of him. He had every opportunity to make bad choices in his life and yet he chose one of honor, an answer to prayer.
We also got to participate in the Love Loud project at our church. In this project our Sunday School Class (Davis) went to the Little River Mobile Home Park and had a yard sale to the people of the park (free sale), while there they had the opportunity to get lunch, have free hair cuts, face painting, a puppet show, pick up school supplies, music from Seth Condrey in Spanish, clowns for the kids, and a Spanish presentation of the gospel. The thing is we went to help them, and to my embarrassment, I came with preconceived judgment and expectations. It was there that while talking with the people there I realized they only took what they needed, and probably not enough. They were not taking the food that we had for them to take home, but realized if I handed it out they would take it. While handing out the bread I felt God talking to my heart reminding me that we are not there just to hand out bread but to be the hand of God, and through that love giving the bread of life. I teared up overwhelmed that
God would allow me to do that even when I came with a dark heart, He still chose to use me, and in the process changed my heart. There are many other blessings but I am just thankful to have God work in my heart.
The song playing when you log on is my favorite song to listen to in the morning when I wake up. I cannot live on yesterday's close walk with God. That was yesterday. Today I need him, and if I do not seek Him, I fail to grow and stay at the same spot of spiritual growth. In my devotions, God showed me that those who succeeded at being close to the Lord and therefore successful in following Him were those that set their minds to seek Him.
Today we celebrated our son's 6th birthday. He is such a blessing. Yesterday was his birthday, and we gave him some cheap but fun gifts yesterday just so he would get something on his birthday, and give him his main gift today at his party. Would you believed he loved those gifts? Never once complained, never once expressed disappointment that he wanted anything else, and was so excited to get them. He also astounded me at the mobile home park when we went to work with the families there. I thought he would just run around and play. He asked how he could help. He wanted to help sort the toys (did not ask for one on his birthday), he wanted to help blow up balloons and even asked how else he could help. It is only by the grace of God to have a son so thoughtful. It is not after his mama because I tend to naturally think of only myself and how to protect what I have. God is slowly showing me how to live with my hands open and not closed. Like our pastor says, He cannot bless us if we are not living with our hands open to give back to Him what He so graciously gave to us, if our hands are closed grasping onto our blessings and not trusting Him with them.
Someone came by the house today and is interested in leasing based on the terms we set forth. If all goes well then we should be out by the end of the week. I pray that if this is God's will He will allow it to happen and if it is not, that the door will slam shut. Thank you for your prayers.
I called to tell my best friend the good news but burst out crying as the phone was ringing. I don't think I will ever be ready to say goodbye.
I know this is all a lot of news and jumping from subject to subject but there is a lot going on right now. A lot of great stuff that only God could do and opportunities that only He could create.
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