Sometimes I think God gets the biggest kick out of blowing my teeny little mind. It amazes me, although it should not, how much He truly, truly loves and cares for me. HE IS AWESOME!!
Thank you to those of you who are praying for our spec home to sell. (See post prior to this one.) It has not yet but the Lord woke me up this morning with such a sweet word. I have been stewing or fretting or whatever word you want to use about the house–actually more fretting than normal since the last act of vandalism. I just want rid of the thing like I told you in the previous post. AND, I know that God is more than able to bring buyers and WILL bring buyers in His timing. That is not what has had me fretting. I know that He is able.
What has worried me is what the ultimate consequences will be for our disobedience in building the stinking thing to begin with!! I’ll be transparent here: I fear complete financial ruin. The Bible commands us to FEAR the Lord….and oh, how I fear the Lord. I fear the consequences of disobedience so much and try very hard not to be disobedient as I do this thing called life. Now, would financial ruin be a consequence unto death? No, it wouldn’t but I just really, really don’t want to go there. Greg and I have been so blessed in our finances and we have tried very hard to honor God with our money, especially since taking the Crown Financial Course.
Last night at church my pastor taught from John 11 about Lazarus’ death and resurrection. He used that passage to teach on trusting Christ in the middle of whatever turbulence is going on in our lives. The Lord spoke to me in a major way.
Then early this morning, our sweet Lord woke me up with a word straight to my fretting, worried heart. I woke up quoting Ephesians 3: 17b-18. Now mind you, this is not a verse I have EVER worked on memorizing. The Holy Spirit supernaturally planted it in my heart to encourage me. It says, ” And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” Did you heart that?!!!
Oh dear friends, He was telling my poor pitiful heart to never, never forget that He loves me so much. I know that the consequences may still be unpleasant but I also am reminded of “how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” for me. It was such a soothing balm to my heart and spirit. I immediately raced to my Bible and read the entire passage and just wept.
Here is the passage. I hope that it pours healing salve on a hurting heart for you:
Eph 3:14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
