O Chambers was sharing one of my favorite annual devotional thoughts this morning and it hits me every time.
the things we are going through either make us sweeter, better, and nobler
or they are making us more critical, fault-finding and more insistent on our own way.
The things that happen either make us evil, or they make us more saintly,
depending entirely upon our relationship with God and its level of intimacy.
God's purpose, every time, is absolutely oneness with Himself.
We have all finished school, Lily is done with her final exams, and this morning was the first morning in a very long time of hot coffee on the porch swing in the sunshine with Matt, slowing it down a bit. I LOVE summer vacation and I love these crazy, popscicle-obsessed messy kids, and I love having my crew all home. We are looking for very few additional things to do this summer, and hopefully I'll hear "I'm bored!" a few hundred times :)
Matt preached a weekend revival with his good friend Ron Smith, and is planning to be back in time to preach Sunday morning here and then head to annual conference in Memphis. Our friend Hannah moved in a few weeks ago now, so having Dad gone is a bit easier with two adults, and a driving teen!
I've gotta get to bed, but intentional and bold prayer thought keeps striking me this week:
What is God showed up tonight and said, "Everything you've prayed for for the last week, YES, done."
Would your world be any different? Would the world be any different?
Or would we just be thankful for this day? Would food just have nourished our bodies? You got a parking spot, hit a couple green lights, favorite team won?
Think about it.
Would there still be unreached people groups? Would all of your relationships be reconciled? Would there still be injustice in the world? What are you praying for? Would your lost friends still be lost?
If our prayers are not intimidating to us, they very well could be insulting to the Almighty God.
11 random richnesses of the week:
Good prayer conviction. -RS
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