Bible Drill

I get the wonderful privilige to be with our children at church on Wednesday night...they are a blast. I am always amazed at how God brings us to Himself. Last night I got to be with the kids as they are practicing for their Bible Drill in May. I have been able to see God working in these little hearts and it's just amazing. Both children are from christian families, they "know" the answers and yet I am starting to see a change in one of them that is just remarkable! I'm praying that God will continue to work in her life and that He will bring her to salvation...it's the greatest gift of all and I pray that she will accept it one day. I'll keep you posted...

God's Grace is Sufficient!!!

But God “knows our frame.” He’s counted every hair on our head and knows the exact level of every hormone in our body. He made us this way. And not as some kind of cruel joke; but rather, so that through our weakness, His power may be “made perfect.” Yes, the hormones may be raging, our feelings may fluctuate and our body may have worn out. But God’s grace—that comes to us because of what Jesus accomplished on the cross—is real. It is not a myth or a placebo. His grace is real. And it is more powerful than any out-of-whack hormones in our body. It is, as God told Paul in 2 Corinthians 12, “sufficient for you.” -Nicole Whitacre from GirlTalk

As I read this today, my heart leaped, my eyes teared up and my mouth smiled. This truth has been told to me over and over in my life. I know this truth, but to read it again never hurts anybody. This has been a time of pruning in my life. Our pastor told us a couple of Sundays ago that to heal you were hurt and to hurt you were injured and to be injured means you were cut, at least that's what I got from what he said. This is where I am right now...I am healing from the pruning that God has been doing in my life. From being submissive to my husband to pride to self-control to wordliness, God is pruning away. I have been feeling this cutting and this hurt for a few weeks now and feel like maybe I am just now getting it. And I read the verse that says "therefore there is no condemnation" and then read 2 Corinthians 12 that says "my grace is sufficient for you!" God, thank you for your grace! Forgive me for not remembering that I am mere dust, that I need you for EVERY part of my life. God, as Nicole said, let me be "content in my weakness," may I boast in the fact that Your grace is sufficient for this frail frame! Allow me to "testify even more loudly of the grace of God that is real, the power of Christ that is sufficient!"

I love you Father...my Abba!

God Is So Good

God is so good,
God is so good,
God is so good,
He's so good to me!

This is the song of my life right now!

A Father's Heart

Please go to www.rickandbubba.com and listen to this father's message at his son's memorial service.

What's Going On?

So it's been a while...in fact we are now in 2008! WOW...I can't believe it is 2008...I'm getting so old! I am really writing today because of a sad loss that the Birmingham area is experiencing. The 2 yr old son of Rick and Sherri Burgess passed away last Saturday night due to a drowning in their family pool. It is a very tragic story but on the other hand there is so much hope that has come out of this situation. Rick is one of the hosts of the Rick and Bubba show that is syndicated all over the country. It is a funny show and many times they talk about their faith in Christ. Well this week we have seen that faith play out. Rick and Sherri could not be anymore faithful in their response to the loss of their son. They have said many times that this is from God and although they do not understand what they do know is that God is in control and this will bring Him glory. Rick spoke on Tuesday to a crowd of about 4,000 people and he didn't fill that time with cute stories of his son, he shared the gospel. He said the worst thing you could do to our family today is to leave here and not be changed. His concern for his wife during this time and in the weeks to come is so honorable. I am not trying to brag on Rick, I am really trying to brag on God for the work he has done and is doing with this family. Casting Crowns made an appearance at this memorial service and sang Voice of Truth. This song is unbelievable and is now one of my favorite songs. Hearing what Rick said yesterday has energized me to share the gospel with all I come into contact with. Will you join me? Go to www.rickandbubba.com to hear Rick's message called "A Father's Heart". I definitely recommend it...it's worth 45 minutes of your time! I'm excited to see what God is going to continue to do in Birmingham through this tragic event. It reminds me that what satan meant for evil, God means for good. It's AWESOME! What an awesome, faithful God we serve!

Not Good if Detached...

Not Good if Detached is a book by Corrie Ten Boom, in which the title relates to when her father would not give her the train ticket until she needed it to get on the train. In his own way he was teaching her that God doesn't give us things that we want until we need them. I experienced this a little bit this week. I had ordered personalized gifts for my family around the first of November, expecting them to be here by Christmas. Well my husband's family Christmas is Saturday and I had 2 gifts in that shipment that I needed by Friday when I left work. I have been "worried" about this shipment because I was going to have two people that would be left out of gifts, at least until I received them. I tried and tried to get ahold of the consultant, she tried to call the corporate office and could not get them to up the shipment. As of Thursday at 3pm, my order would either be shipped that afternoon or Friday morning and it supposedly takes 2 days to get to the receiver. Well...much to my surprise and joy, my order arrived with UPS this morning. If only I had been patient and trusted that God would give me my "ticket" right when I needed it! My worrying did no good. So, I'm thrilled because I have presents to give all my family tomorrow...thank you Lord. Forgive me for not being patient!

One of My Favorites Scenes from White Christmas