I find myself in such a season of abundance and
gratefulness!
Our pastor in TN used to preach that God would restore
what the locusts had eaten…the locusts had eaten a lot in our marriage! But the
last almost 2 years, since we hit the number ‘7’ have been wonderful. Not
perfect, not lacking in aggravation and pettiness, not without frustrations and
limitations, not looking the way we thought it would look (can I get an AMEN to
that)…But, oh so very wonderful!
Whether by choice or forced by circumstance we didn’t
really live and fellowship in TN, we were in survival mode. Here, we have found
life, and evidently we have found it abundantly. Here in this boomtown, and if
you know your history, you could compare much of it to the gold fever of days
gone by, in this land of much and greed and sin…we have found the Spirit to be
active and free in a way I’ve never experienced.
We are surrounded by such an awesome group of people!
Such generosity of spirit, time, material things, fellowship, friendship – I am
absolutely blown away. When praying with the kids before bed I found myself in
tears again when thanking God for our blessings. I am truly overwhelmed by His
faithfulness and the blessings.
The Bible says many times to pray without ceasing! It
also says that when words fail that His Spirit will intercede where words fail…I
gotta say most days I don’t get much farther than the Thank You’s. And I am
sure that this mountain top will not carry us to the end and that we will face
valleys and seasons of being dry…but now while I am here, I cannot keep to
myself how truly good our Father is! How faithful He is. There is a verse that
says that if our earthly fathers give good gifts, how much more would Abba…I am
experiencing this to a new depth. So, I walk around smiling, and I hope that it
is infectious and I hope to in some way pass on the blessings.
