Faith, Love and Trust

Today’s sermon was an eye opener.  We continued our study on the Story of David and the choices that Samuel had to make.  More importantly was how Samuel had to listen to God and trust in His word.

What Pastor Mark (our Youth Pastor) said today was something that definitely struck a cord in me.  He said, ‘God is not into coincidences’.  Those were amazing words for me, because I often wonder how things happen in my life.  I often wonder if things happen out of coincidence, but Pastor Mark reminded me that there are NO coincidences.

One Of My Life Lessons

Notice how I titled this post, ‘One’ of my life lessons, because I have had many.  This particular lesson revolves around asking for help.

Do you ask for help? Or perhaps you were taught only to ask for help in emergency situations?

If you are like me, I don’t mind helping others and will do everything in my power to help, but asking for help has been a lesson I have had difficulty with in the past.

My ‘AHA’ Moment

Do you ever get those moments?  You know, when something hits you and you say to yourself, AHA!!

If you have been following my posts, you will notice that I write a lot about families, parenting, children, my faith, and several tips, including homeschooling.

I began to pray and truly listen to the Lord..I wanted to know how I could continue my mission of helping others.

That’s when it hit me…yes, my ‘AHA’ moment, which was actually the Lord speaking and me hearing Him.  He always talks to us, but many times we are so busy, that we don’t stop to truly listen.  I’ve been working on my listening and that is when I felt it in my heart.

Why Families Matter

The deep calling that I feel which is leading me closer and closer to family ministries is easily understood with this passage I came across:

In the 1950’s, kids lost their innocence. They were liberated from their parents by well-paying jobs,

cars and lyrics in music that gave rise to a new term – the generation gap.

In the 1960’s, kids lost their authority.  It was the decade of protest – church, state, and

parents were all called into question and found wanting.  Their authority was rejected,

yet nothing ever replaced it.

The Power of Family Nights

Not sure if you are aware of the focus my life has taken but it is one that has been in the making for quite some time.  It is one that although was in the works I was not aware of, but am finally aware of now.

Being a mom of 5 children, family is very, very important to me.  There was a time that I thought I would never get married much less have children.  Well, judging by the fact that we will celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary this year and the fact that I now have 5 children, it is evident that our Lord had bigger and better plans for me.

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