Sometimes I find it very amusing how God works. He stays with us through all of our "fickle faith" times in life and all of our "wilderness" times of life and our "it's all about me" times of life. Through all these times of unbelief and pain, He is with us (whether we choose to see or acknowledge it). Yet He uses these times to shape and mold the foundation of our faith and - oftentimes - to minister to others.
I have been faced with this recently as I have been asked to speak on " What does a Christian marriage look like" while in Zambia. I actually laughed out loud at the irony of this when I was presented with this topic. It seems so ironic to me that I would speak to this subject when marriage is something that I failed miserably at the first time around and that I feel like I have no expertise in discussing. But, as my wonderful current husband tells me, " just share what you know - you don't have to be the expert." I know what didn't work and am beginning to formulate what has worked eight years into my second marriage. And - ultimately - I just need to convey what God says about marriage.
It will be interesting to see how God will take what I think of as my biggest failure and use it for His glory.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Blessings of Humility
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. Psalm 149:4
From: Trust a Godly Womans Adornment by Lydia Brownback
Humility is God's will for each of his daughters. In fact, God wants humility for us more than he wants our service or good works, because humility honors our good God and enables us to live confidently with peace, contentment and joy. Humility is the seed that flowers into real trust that God knows what he is doing...
God will go to great lengths to humble us so that we don;t miss out on His blessings. How does God produce humility in our hearts? He often does do by bringing into our lives wildernesses, weaknesses and trials of all sorts. It is in times of trouble when our resources have run dry, that we are most likely to look for evidence of God's goodness and power at work. He sends wildernesses and trials in our lives to teach us to depend solely on Him. However, we may fail to benefit from these difficulties if we respond wrongly....
[Whatever wilderness, weakness or trial you are facing] is a test designed especially for you by a good God.
Humility is God's will for each of his daughters. In fact, God wants humility for us more than he wants our service or good works, because humility honors our good God and enables us to live confidently with peace, contentment and joy. Humility is the seed that flowers into real trust that God knows what he is doing...
God will go to great lengths to humble us so that we don;t miss out on His blessings. How does God produce humility in our hearts? He often does do by bringing into our lives wildernesses, weaknesses and trials of all sorts. It is in times of trouble when our resources have run dry, that we are most likely to look for evidence of God's goodness and power at work. He sends wildernesses and trials in our lives to teach us to depend solely on Him. However, we may fail to benefit from these difficulties if we respond wrongly....
[Whatever wilderness, weakness or trial you are facing] is a test designed especially for you by a good God.
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