I tend to freak out a little. (But we know that I love to be freaked out like that, so it's ok.)
You may remember that I am "in charge" of VBS this year at our church. Or maybe you don't know or are just finding out now, but regardless...I am.
I've been busy with this and busy with that and tending to the house issues and blah-bitty-blah-blah. Anywho...( Don't you love references to the past? heehee)... I realized between Wednesday and Thursday of this week that VBS is less than 2-weeks away.
I wanted to freak-out in the bad way. Then I checked myself (yes, before I wrecked myself) and went to the Lord. And I said this, "Lord...My Father God, I have not been in Your Word as I should be. Please honor your gift of forgiveness to me and let me hear from You now, about VBS. What I need to do and how to handle this. I'm concerned and You know it. Please and thank You."
SO - I then advised Him that I was just going to open the book and for Him to direct the fall of the pages to where I should read. (Yeah - you know what's comin') I did as I suggested and He did what I asked.
Right there -on the page- were these wonderful words from Our Lord (paraphrased for emphasis):
"Why are you crying out to me? Put your staff over the water and tell the people to walk through the Red Sea. I'll take care of the rest."
Well -I was stunned to say the least. We ask for Him to speak simply and "whoop there it is". (Man - that was just lame.)
SO - again, I address Him and say something to the effect of, "Can we do this one more time? I wanna make sure I got You right." I open up The Book and whamO! He says to me, "Move! Marshall your troops. Prepare for battle." (again paraphrased - save for the "move. marshall your troops" thing.)
Wowie-zowie! Isn't He the coolest!??! Gotta love His Mercy on the weak and small-minded!!
It's Another Day in Montgomery and I ask:
Anybody got a ram's horn I can borrow?? I gotta marshall my troops and I think they're all napping.
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That was a delight to read! Prayin' for you, sister. Just keep listening to God's voice. Don't even think about "the way we've always done it".
OK. I have to add this. In one of the books I'm reading the chapter I'm on is about God's conditional blessings. (obviously, there are unconditional ones, too) The author has been talking about what we have to do to receive them and in both the scripture passages he uses the very first thing the Lord says to do is LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD. If we aren't listening then we won't know what He wants us to do.
Just wanted to share that and say kudos for listening to the Lord! Keep it up!
Love you,
Bridge
So in response, I decided to do the same thing. I prayed for you and then asked to hear a word from the Lord to speak to you. I opened up my Bible and here it is...
"Say to him, "Be careful, keep calm and don't be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah." Is 7:4
Have a great day in Montgomery!!!
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