20 years in Greenville

Thanking the Lord for His faithfulness. It was this week twenty years ago that we moved to Greenville NC to start a church. We knew God had told us to come and we came. We knew He would do it and He did. Thank you Jesus.  The journey's been a good one and its not over. Thanking Him today! He is worthy.

How on earth am I going to do it?

2Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.  Thank you Lord that you will strongly support me.

The other day I was thinking "How on earth am I going to do thus and such?(There were particular items I was wondering  about.) Then I got in to the Word and read this verse and it jumped out at me.  The thought that the Lord would strongly support me in it, that's how I would do it resounded in me. For the next few days I kept saying that to myself. The Lord will strongly support me in it.That's how I'll do it. That's all I needed.  A few days later I read this verse and thought "Wow,that goes right along with it."

 Isaiah 46:4  Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. 

 He will sustain me. He will carry me.  He will rescue me. Thank you, Lord. It's not me who has to do it.  He will keep me going and even carry me when I need it and rescue me when I need that.  My question is answered. It's just that simple.




 

I've been thinking. . .

I had a thought that I am not much different than the people of Israel.  Just like how they started worrying about not having any water after God had just taken them through the Red Sea (Ex. 15:24) (and He already had plans to give them water if they would just hang in there a little bit longer(Ex.15:27)), I seem to be guilty of the same thing.  I see miracles and things that God fixes after I have cried out to Him that, if He would do this big thing, I would never worry about the little things again.  He does the big thing and, after a time, I tend to forget  and before long I am anxious about the little things again.  Certainly if God could take the Israelites out of Egypt and drown the armies chasing them, He could provide water for them. When I read Exodus 15, I am challenged to keep praising God for the huge victories, how faithful God is, He heals, He takes care of what concerns me. It's all about my focus.  If He can take care of the big things, He can certainly provide for the little ones.