It spills over
Some days I know, and I mean I just know. And there are days I think I know. And then there are days when I know I wish I knew and sometimes I just quit trying to figure it out and go where God leads.
And some days, they're all in one.
My day yesterday kind of started out with a reminder of a promise I believe God for. I hadn't forgotten it, but it was just kind of in the back of my mind and while I won't talk specifically about it, it's just a reminder that God hadn't forgotten.
It's something I'm counting on Him for so something bigger can happen. And I wrote it down someplace so I wouldn't forget what that promise was. It was nine months ago, tomorrow, to the day, and I'm still waiting.
And believing. And knowing.
But nine months. When I heard the promise, and believe I got confirmation, I thought it would be days. And then the days turned into weeks; the weeks into months, and still.......
So did God make me a promise? I think so. I know so. I believe so. But if you re-arrange those three statements, you can see where the doubts start to creep in.
It's tough sometimes when you don't see something happening immediately. I think trusting God is part learning to get on His timetable, not our own. I see where I'm being led. I just want to get there. God is using the walk to teach me some things along the way.
So what spills over? Doubts can. But so can belief. I woke up this morning and cleaned my house. It wasn't that dirty, but for some reason I just felt it needed to be done. So I just did it. I swept, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned the carpet in my bedroom (I can't wait to replace it!), and took care of some things.
I'm taking to heart the lessons I heard yesterday about dealing with when the big thing I'm trusting God for comes to pass. The promise I spoke of is a step forward in making that happen and I still believe God for the smaller, albeit still huge, thing.
Belief spills over into action. I want to be ready, so I cleaned my house. So if anyone drops by today, I'm ready. But so does doubt.
When doubt spills over, I think it often leads us to inaction. Spring starts a busy time for me. I enjoyed my time off over the winter but after this and another cup of coffee, I start filling up the bed of my truck again with the remnants of what used to be fitzers.
My son helped me cut them down on Sunday. We had a chance to talk for a few minutes and he brought up faith. He asked me if there was such as thing as a non-denominational church. I told him he drives past one all the time and told him the story of how K2 was founded. I met one of the people that planted that church at a class I took at the Vine institute. He brought it up, not me, and when he told me he still wasn't sure, I told him not to knock it until he tried it. I also told him he could see the changes in me.
He agreed with that. It's tough to hear from your son that you used to be, in his own words, "a douche bag."
And now I'm his "pops".
Faith spills over. And when those things God does in you spill out of you, people notice. More than I thought or realized. I don't hit my kids over the head with a Bible. I pray for them and I trust God for the rest. My job isn't to save them. That's for Jesus. I just love them and live my faith. Sometimes that "go" means to just go sit on the couch and be "pops" instead of a douche bag.
I can't take credit for that. That's something that God did.
And when those things happen, they spill over me like a flood and bring me joy.
And that thing? I believe yesterday was a pivotal day in making that thing come to pass. I just don't know it yet. But I believe, for the first time in a long, long time, that the answer to that prayer prayed persistently over the last 3 1/2 years is finally "yes".
And if it is, then that will spill over into blessings that I can't even imagine.
Hope you like the new theme. The picture is of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, a place on earth that doesn't look "real", but very much is!
I hope God's love spills out into you today. Have a blessed day and thanks for reading the blog.
And some days, they're all in one.
My day yesterday kind of started out with a reminder of a promise I believe God for. I hadn't forgotten it, but it was just kind of in the back of my mind and while I won't talk specifically about it, it's just a reminder that God hadn't forgotten.
It's something I'm counting on Him for so something bigger can happen. And I wrote it down someplace so I wouldn't forget what that promise was. It was nine months ago, tomorrow, to the day, and I'm still waiting.
And believing. And knowing.
But nine months. When I heard the promise, and believe I got confirmation, I thought it would be days. And then the days turned into weeks; the weeks into months, and still.......
So did God make me a promise? I think so. I know so. I believe so. But if you re-arrange those three statements, you can see where the doubts start to creep in.
It's tough sometimes when you don't see something happening immediately. I think trusting God is part learning to get on His timetable, not our own. I see where I'm being led. I just want to get there. God is using the walk to teach me some things along the way.
So what spills over? Doubts can. But so can belief. I woke up this morning and cleaned my house. It wasn't that dirty, but for some reason I just felt it needed to be done. So I just did it. I swept, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned the carpet in my bedroom (I can't wait to replace it!), and took care of some things.
I'm taking to heart the lessons I heard yesterday about dealing with when the big thing I'm trusting God for comes to pass. The promise I spoke of is a step forward in making that happen and I still believe God for the smaller, albeit still huge, thing.
Belief spills over into action. I want to be ready, so I cleaned my house. So if anyone drops by today, I'm ready. But so does doubt.
When doubt spills over, I think it often leads us to inaction. Spring starts a busy time for me. I enjoyed my time off over the winter but after this and another cup of coffee, I start filling up the bed of my truck again with the remnants of what used to be fitzers.
My son helped me cut them down on Sunday. We had a chance to talk for a few minutes and he brought up faith. He asked me if there was such as thing as a non-denominational church. I told him he drives past one all the time and told him the story of how K2 was founded. I met one of the people that planted that church at a class I took at the Vine institute. He brought it up, not me, and when he told me he still wasn't sure, I told him not to knock it until he tried it. I also told him he could see the changes in me.
He agreed with that. It's tough to hear from your son that you used to be, in his own words, "a douche bag."
And now I'm his "pops".
Faith spills over. And when those things God does in you spill out of you, people notice. More than I thought or realized. I don't hit my kids over the head with a Bible. I pray for them and I trust God for the rest. My job isn't to save them. That's for Jesus. I just love them and live my faith. Sometimes that "go" means to just go sit on the couch and be "pops" instead of a douche bag.
I can't take credit for that. That's something that God did.
And when those things happen, they spill over me like a flood and bring me joy.
And that thing? I believe yesterday was a pivotal day in making that thing come to pass. I just don't know it yet. But I believe, for the first time in a long, long time, that the answer to that prayer prayed persistently over the last 3 1/2 years is finally "yes".
And if it is, then that will spill over into blessings that I can't even imagine.
Hope you like the new theme. The picture is of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, a place on earth that doesn't look "real", but very much is!
I hope God's love spills out into you today. Have a blessed day and thanks for reading the blog.
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