" For with God nothing will be impossiable" -Luke 1:37
I heard that at church this morning, and though of the situation Mary was going through. God was saying, " yeah so this hasn't ever happened before...but that doesn't mean it can't...with Me."
So even if you aren't Mary, and having baby Jesus. The things in your life that God has called you to do, or you know are suppose to happen, but seem like their impossiable... perfect! That means it will take some Jesus to make it work!
I am believeing God for the impossiable things to become possiable! Hooray!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Little Voice
Lost of times I find myself between two decisions. I find that choosing one from the other, is actually an important choice. Each decision I make has an outcome, and I want that outcome to be a good one. I want to know wherever my feet go, that is where God wanted them to be. I also have come to see how by making one "small" right decision, you can watch a beautiful outcome happen. It just takes you following God's voice, instead of your own.
Yesterday I was invited up to a friends house for a Christmas get together. I didn't have any other places planned to go to, or anything better in mind. Though for some reason, I couldn't convince myself to go. I thought about it all through out the day, and knew as time got later that I was not meant to go. Along with that "small" voice inside of me saying that, the weather was also foggy, and it looked as if the roads might be icy. I actually called my friend, and asked all the possible questions about what was happening at my friends, and who was all going. I was trying to convince myself to go up to their house, when I knew God has a different plan for my evening.
So I made my final decision and stayed back, and spent some time with my mom. My mom wanted to stay home and get in her Pj's, but I asked if we could get some Christmas shopping done. I just felt like all these friends were having a fun time, and I didn't join in, so I wanted to get out of the house, and do something at least. So my mom agreed to go with me. We were about to drive away from the house, and I saw Eric my step dad shoveling the driveway, and I thought to myself, " maybe he wants to come?". I then flashed back to a lesson I learned while I was in India:
Judith's mom came to visit, and we would sometimes go out shopping, and her mom would stay with the kids. This one day we were about to leave the house, and Judith turned to me and said " I think I should ask my mom to come". The thing is that her mom doesn't like going shopping, and would normally want to stay home. So at first we assumed not even to ask her. But Judith went in, and found out her mom really did want to come. So we all piled in the car, and it ended up being a wonderful day.
So I said to my mom, I think we should ask Eric if he wants to come. My mom said, " I don't think he would want to...", and I just insisted we might as well ask him ( thinking of what happened in India). We rolled down the window, and he straight away said, " Yes, I'd love to come!". So off we went.
We headed out pretty late for usually shopping 8ish. We went to a couple places, including looking at some awesome houses covered in Christmas lights ( see photo proof...ha)
and then randomly chose to see if the mall was still open late around 9:30. SURPRISE. The mall was open tell 10 and JCPenny's was open till Midnight! So we had a late night shopping trip. It was around 11:30 when Eric went out to get the car, to give us "curbside service". Then he noticed a girl standing alone outside next to her car, with the hood up. As we drove by, my mom rolled down the window, and asked if she needed help. It's hard to describe the look on her face, it was a mix of disappointment, and hope. We all got out of the car, and she told us four people and drove pass and no one stopped to help. She had been standing in the cold for 30 minutes just waiting. So Eric jumped her car, and while he was doing that, my mom felt lead to give her a friendly hug. The girl started crying, and said " I've just had a really horriable day..." and then my mom started tearing up. After the car started, she just kept saying, "Thank you so much for stopping...". We all got in the car and as we drove home, we all realized in were in the right place at the right time.
If we/I hadn't:
1. decided to stay home, then my mom would have just gone to sleep
2. If Eric hadn't come, we wouldn't had known how to jump a car
3.Spent that time looking at lights, or looking through all the toys are target...:)
4.If we hadn't deiced to (at last minute) check out the mall then we wouldn't had been able to help this girl.
Yesterday I was invited up to a friends house for a Christmas get together. I didn't have any other places planned to go to, or anything better in mind. Though for some reason, I couldn't convince myself to go. I thought about it all through out the day, and knew as time got later that I was not meant to go. Along with that "small" voice inside of me saying that, the weather was also foggy, and it looked as if the roads might be icy. I actually called my friend, and asked all the possible questions about what was happening at my friends, and who was all going. I was trying to convince myself to go up to their house, when I knew God has a different plan for my evening.
So I made my final decision and stayed back, and spent some time with my mom. My mom wanted to stay home and get in her Pj's, but I asked if we could get some Christmas shopping done. I just felt like all these friends were having a fun time, and I didn't join in, so I wanted to get out of the house, and do something at least. So my mom agreed to go with me. We were about to drive away from the house, and I saw Eric my step dad shoveling the driveway, and I thought to myself, " maybe he wants to come?". I then flashed back to a lesson I learned while I was in India:
Judith's mom came to visit, and we would sometimes go out shopping, and her mom would stay with the kids. This one day we were about to leave the house, and Judith turned to me and said " I think I should ask my mom to come". The thing is that her mom doesn't like going shopping, and would normally want to stay home. So at first we assumed not even to ask her. But Judith went in, and found out her mom really did want to come. So we all piled in the car, and it ended up being a wonderful day.
So I said to my mom, I think we should ask Eric if he wants to come. My mom said, " I don't think he would want to...", and I just insisted we might as well ask him ( thinking of what happened in India). We rolled down the window, and he straight away said, " Yes, I'd love to come!". So off we went.
We headed out pretty late for usually shopping 8ish. We went to a couple places, including looking at some awesome houses covered in Christmas lights ( see photo proof...ha)
and then randomly chose to see if the mall was still open late around 9:30. SURPRISE. The mall was open tell 10 and JCPenny's was open till Midnight! So we had a late night shopping trip. It was around 11:30 when Eric went out to get the car, to give us "curbside service". Then he noticed a girl standing alone outside next to her car, with the hood up. As we drove by, my mom rolled down the window, and asked if she needed help. It's hard to describe the look on her face, it was a mix of disappointment, and hope. We all got out of the car, and she told us four people and drove pass and no one stopped to help. She had been standing in the cold for 30 minutes just waiting. So Eric jumped her car, and while he was doing that, my mom felt lead to give her a friendly hug. The girl started crying, and said " I've just had a really horriable day..." and then my mom started tearing up. After the car started, she just kept saying, "Thank you so much for stopping...". We all got in the car and as we drove home, we all realized in were in the right place at the right time.
If we/I hadn't:
1. decided to stay home, then my mom would have just gone to sleep
2. If Eric hadn't come, we wouldn't had known how to jump a car
3.Spent that time looking at lights, or looking through all the toys are target...:)
4.If we hadn't deiced to (at last minute) check out the mall then we wouldn't had been able to help this girl.
every decison, and second counts...
Its funny how we think that we go somewhere for a reason, and really it could be for something totally different. You know if the whole reason I went to India, and the whole reason Judith's mom came to visit, was so that God could put that memory in my mind, for that girl, so she wouldn't stand in the cold any longer... It was worth it all.
So remind yourself, that maybe its not about "where" you are, its about "why" you are there. That situation with Judith and her mom happened in September, and this just happened yesterday... 3 months later...
So wherever God has you...its for a reason, at some point, to show someone the Love of God, which can only be seen through His body here in Earth. He uses us to Love these people. So STOP doubting where you are, and believe God that He is using you everyday.
Isn't that neat... God just used India, to get to me, to get to her, to Love her.
Now that's the true gospel!
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