Friday, September 13, 2013

#I Said Yes

Yes, yes I did!  #I Said Yes to God's calling!

"May all who seek you rejoice in you and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, 'Let God be exalted!'" Psalms 70:4

Twenty years ago I said yes to the knocking on my heart and invited Jesus into my heart. I was excited by the wonderful possibilities that a life with God could bring.  I was expecting that things in my life would turn into gold and become so much easier.  Well..not exactly.

When my life struggles continued to be my life struggles, I worked hard to help the church; I had been so excited I thought if I just did enough outreach and "church stuff", things would change...

The truth is, that my life situations did not change until I started a completely committed relationship with God. That didn't happen until 6 years later.  On a spiritual renewal weekend, I sat in the presence of Jesus for 3 days and it changed my life.  After that experience, I realized that I could no long do the things that I wanted to do for God. I had to do the things that he told me to do, whether or not I wanted to do it made no difference.  It was then that I began serious bible study, took ministry seriously and eventually over the course of the last 14 years began learning to make decisions based on God's word.

During the last 6 weeks, I have been involved in a Proverbs 31 ministry Online Bible Study which has reminded me of things that I have some heart knowledge of, but haven't been practicing in my life daily. Over the last couple of years I haven't been wondering where God has been.

The book is called "What Happens When Women Say Yes to God" authored by Lysa TerKeurst. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to God working through them. When my Yes moment came during these six weeks it was amazing.  It was out of the blue and honestly I said"Yes!" without any hesitation because I knew it was what God wanted me to do!

After being a nurse for about 9 years, I wanted to be at home with my boys.  God made a way for me to do that.but has not been easy for our family.  But I know that this is what God is calling me to do for now. A few years ago I began helping our neighbor, who is a widow, by watching her twins after school and during the summer. There are days that I would want to pull my hair out because the children didn't always get along. There are days that I felt like I was doing some good with these kids.

One August afternoon, I received a call from a woman at a local business looking for a babysitter for one of her employees. Through the course of the conversation I could feel God telling me that this was what he was asking me to do.  Would I be willing to take on another child in the afternoon?

There was no hesitation...I said yes!

Now, I have a house full of children including my own two...sometimes it was a bit tense and it is never quiet. But God is giving me the wisdom and strength to get through it and I have no doubt that he will continue to do so. Even on those days I want to pull out my hair.

"It is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." Philipipians 2:13


2 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing. You're right, God gives us strength for the things that He has called us to do. I cannot begin to imagine how difficult life must be, both as a group babysitter and as a pastor's wife. But the Lord has called you into something brilliant. May He bless you abundantly!

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  2. Thank you for sharing your heart. You are in such a place to bless those kids and help them grow in the Lord. Loved your blog and love your heart. Debbie W. (OBS Facebook Group Leader)

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