I saw God!
A few days ago, my house was totally quiet. That may not sound like that big a deal, but right now for us that’s pretty amazing. Just three months ago, my husband and I were very much enjoying “empty-nester-hood”. Both of our young adult children had moved out; 0ur son was in Colorado going to college and our daughter was working here locally. Mark, my husband, and I were having some great times of relaxation together, spending extra time talking, traveling, spending more time in ministry and just loving all that having an empty nest allows. Our household consisted of just me, my husband and our dog, Radar.
That was just three short months ago. Now, our household is full up! It’s me, my husband, our dog, our daughter, our son, two additional young women who needed a place to live and a cat. Isn’t God funny?! It’s been an interesting transition for all of us, but God is in our midst and we all have to just laugh. We even had to figure out who would take which day to do their laundry!
So, now you can imagine why I was marveling at a quiet afternoon. But where I really saw God was in that five of us were home; and as I walked through the hushed house I realized that all of us were in prayer! All five of us had Bibles open in asundry positions – lying on the couch, at the computer, cozy in the beanbag chair.
I was so moved by God’s presence throughout our house and how He draws us all to our knees. It was like each and every room in our house had been transformed into God’s throne room. “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know,” He says in Jeremiah 33:3
You can meet with God anywhere and everywhere. Do you see God in the quiet moments you spend in His “throne room?” I pray that you will.
Watching for God,
janet
Janet,
I wanted to share a story of God at work.
I am blessed to have never experienced the pain of infertility. I do however know that this is an issue with many people. I can’t imagine the depth of pain that not being able to conceive would cause me. I have a friend who has been trying to have a baby for years. However, due to medical issues, she has been unable to conceive. Recently, she had given up hope that she would ever have a child. She and her husband had talked about adoption but knew that the financial aspect would be a huge barrier. They knew that God was in control, but was afraid and disappointed that His plan might not include children. Two weeks ago she received a call from her mom saying that a family friend knew of her situation and…..wanted their fourth child to be adopted by my friend! This family is unable to care for another child and immediately thought of this young couple who has been yearning for a baby all these years. Today my friend was invited to the ultra sound appointment. To see the joy and excitement on her face is amazing. What a blessing!
Be still and know that I am God!
~Rachel