I’m going to try doing this on a weekly basis. I can’t believe I did this every day of my senior year of college…we’ll see how it goes. All thanks and praise be to Abba…
- Providence… I was reading about how God has revealed himself to mankind through his common grace by caring for his creation. I love this word – providence…reminding me that God has provided everything that I need for life and for hope in the Bible. As I’m finding the hopeless limitations of my own wisdom, its exceedingly comforting to know that God has made his wisdom known to us through His word.
- Being able to make some decisions about the future as God sifted my heart and helped me make sense of all the worries, fears, hopes and affections of my heart.
- Friends…especially those that tell you the truth and remind you to do the right thing. After making a pretty major decision, one of these such friends asked me “Have you told your parents yet?” I responded that there wasn’t a need to tell them because I already knew what they were going to say and that I didn’t think that it would be that big of a deal. This sister didn’t let me off the hook that easily. Instead of replying “Oh ok” like most others had, she continued to question me and eventually I had to admit (to her and myself) that I was pretty afraid of what they would say and think. Fear of man, basically. But through her counsel I realized that I did indeed need to talk with them and do it soon.
- Prayer…i “know” God is constantly answering prayers but i’m thankful that I can see how he is answering specific prayers that i’ve brought to him . Whether they are things that were shared in small group as prayer requests, worries i’ve laid at his feet during the day or situations that have been resolved I’m thankful for how God has both humbled me (with my lack of faith and trust in his goodness) and challenged me even more. There are still so many things that I need to keep entrusting to Him…and thus I am challenged to keep praying…
- My mom being challenged to read her Bible more and wanting to encourage us kids with the word of God more. I could hardly believe those words were coming out of her mouth. Another answered prayer in itself.
a) Mom ultimately knowing and trusting that God is the one who is going to determine the steps of my life and admitting that
b) for the first time ever, my step-dad telling me “I love you.”
