Friday, June 13, 2014

God IS here...



Remember how at the beginning of the week I was saying how awesome the elder’s wives retreat was? How I could barely string a full sentence together? That coupled with the fresh fired sermon on Sunday morning it was like the most beautiful yet gut wrenching cleanse…  Oh, we were on the mountain top, hands lifted, tears flowing, Holy Spirit moving mountain top. There is no doubt about that. http://avoncommunitychurch.sermon.net/main/main/20102029

& then… we came home to the valley. Well maybe not all of us. But definitely some of us. My heart has been so burdened for my girls & what they have been walking thru this week I’ve barely left my knees. Seriously. 


The beginning part of the week I begged God to take the crazy, busy, painful, frustrating, sickness, hard, uncomfortable stuff away from them. I found myself asking, “Why us?” “Why now?” & somewhere in the quiet I heard, “Why not?” 


Um… hello? Not exactly what I wanted or expected to hear.


But I knew in my spirit that this is real life & this… this is where God works. 


My prayer began to change. 


I prayed that we would walk through the tough things we’ve got going on with grace and peace & that Jesus would pour His spirit out on us… that He would use our current everyday circumstances to grow us, to mold us, to shape us into who He wants for us to be… that His name be glorified in our brokenness. 


UGH! Most agonizing prayer ever! For real! 


This morning as I hit my knees again in the early morning hours, I felt God prompting me to read 1 Corinthians 7:17. 


‘And don’t be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God’s place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there.


This truly goes against all that feels 'right'… & yet...


This is God’s way. The hard way. The good way. 


& He is so good. 


He proves Himself to us over & over & over. 

In our highs & in our lows, in our ups & in our downs. 

& OH how He loves us & wants us to grow to be more like Him with each step we take. 


God is here people! 


& He… 

He is working! 

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