This is the verse I have been getting for 2010. It gives me great HOPE! After everything that our family has gone through this past year. Our marriage being tested, Garth losing both of his jobs, me getting less hours and on top of that God was asking me to TRUST HIM and not to take care of it myself by getting another job. As much as I think I know what is best. God really does know what is best, but I still have questions unanswered. Who is going to pay the bills Lord??? He told me He was. Guess what? HE did! Wow. Being faithful, trusting and obedient really works.
Of course I didn't just sit around, but God introduced me into HIS way of doing things. One of them was DAVE RAMSEY. If you have not heard of him or been introduced. Let me introduce him to you. He does finances GODs way. His manual is the Bible. I read his book in November 2008 and started doing his baby steps. Just by starting it and knowing which direction to go with our finances gave me much peace. It has been a little over a year since we have started to implement all of his ideas,and not only am I at peace but we are in a good place. That is what happens when you allow God to lead and be in control.
This reminds me of the verse Matthew 5:3-10. Yes.. you know it the Beatitudes!
We need him to do life! Their should be a painful longing for God in our lives. (insert Debt here)
If we do humble ourselves then we will have much to inherit. Don't you want to inherit what Jesus does??? Then Vs 6 states: He is our source of satisfaction in life. We just need to show up hungry. Are you hungry for true satisfaction?
Of course, out in the real world, weakness does not sell. But brokeness is a pre-requisite to wholeness. I was just hoping I would magically arrive at what I would like to be. Ha.
So... Here is the big news for all of our friends:
Garth has finally gotten his conditional release from the Army National Guard and is now going into the Active Duty Army. Yeah and not so yeah. He will be leaving Feb 24th for El Paso Texas. Hum... can we not escape the Desert? Elijah and I will not be joining him, for now. Possibly in a few months. We really want to know God's timing. I don't want to be stuck over there if he gets shipped out to Saudi or something like that. Plus, God does know what is best. If I take over, as Dave Ramsey says: You pay STUPID TAX. Which we have paid plently of that and don't want to do it ever ever ever ever again.
There is excitement for the journey ahead and also a bit of fear, but I really do have a peace about this whole decision. It is good for our family. With all things in life there are down sides, but there are also good sides. We choose to focus on the Lord. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God ..... "
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