My daughter Brittney is a senior in high school, at the beginning of the school year I said to her, "Brittney , have you been praying about your plans and what you want to do when you graduate?" To which she replied "No, I really don't want God to tell me what to do". "And I don't want God to tell you and Dad what I should do either". I chuckled for a minute, because it reminded me of myself when I was a teen, when I had something in my mind I wanted to do, I didn't want to ask my Dad, because I thought he would say no, or think my request was outrageous. As I talked with Brittney , I began to realize that she was afraid God would not approve of her request and desire, you see she wanted to go to Kansas City Art Institute and work in the Fashion Industry. But because I am in the field of Ministry and so is her older sister, she must have assumed that God would only be pleased if thats what she did. I reminded Brittney that God is the one who gave her the gifts and talents she has, and that those desires to "create" come from Him. As long as she lives her life for Him, she can trust Him to direct it. Several Months went by, Brittney submitted a project to win a national contest called "Passion For Fashion" and one day after school, they called and said, "You have won"! Brittney won an $86,000 full ride scholarship and a trip to New York, going to Fashion Week and Seventeen Magazine. We received the check in Time Square with another winner, I said to Brittney, " Do you think that this was a gift from God?" And she replied" Yes". I believe God will go to all lengths to build faith in His people, that we can trust Him with our past, present, and future. "For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." Jeremiah 29:11-12 I LOVE IT !!!!!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Trust or Not?
My daughter Brittney is a senior in high school, at the beginning of the school year I said to her, "Brittney , have you been praying about your plans and what you want to do when you graduate?" To which she replied "No, I really don't want God to tell me what to do". "And I don't want God to tell you and Dad what I should do either". I chuckled for a minute, because it reminded me of myself when I was a teen, when I had something in my mind I wanted to do, I didn't want to ask my Dad, because I thought he would say no, or think my request was outrageous. As I talked with Brittney , I began to realize that she was afraid God would not approve of her request and desire, you see she wanted to go to Kansas City Art Institute and work in the Fashion Industry. But because I am in the field of Ministry and so is her older sister, she must have assumed that God would only be pleased if thats what she did. I reminded Brittney that God is the one who gave her the gifts and talents she has, and that those desires to "create" come from Him. As long as she lives her life for Him, she can trust Him to direct it. Several Months went by, Brittney submitted a project to win a national contest called "Passion For Fashion" and one day after school, they called and said, "You have won"! Brittney won an $86,000 full ride scholarship and a trip to New York, going to Fashion Week and Seventeen Magazine. We received the check in Time Square with another winner, I said to Brittney, " Do you think that this was a gift from God?" And she replied" Yes". I believe God will go to all lengths to build faith in His people, that we can trust Him with our past, present, and future. "For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." Jeremiah 29:11-12 I LOVE IT !!!!!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
FOR US?
When you're doin life, do you ever wonder is God really for me? Is He on my side? Is somebody rooting for me, saying "Go, Go, you can do it , I'm on your side!" I love to see people root for others, we love to see them succeed at their dreams, goals and aspirations. I read something the other day in Psalms 124:1 "If the Lord had not been on our side....." then it went on to list what could have happened. It really challenged me, am I really convinced that God is for me? I think so many times if we look at our circumstances and they have the outcome we want, then one can conclude that "Yes He Is" but wait...does that mean that if the promotion didn't come or the relationship didn't work out or I got breast cancer that God isn't rooting for me? Or if I failed at......or was hurt when..... We try to picture God on our side then? I have been reminded again of Jesus words in John 13:7 before he went to the cross , "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." In this family picture we're "doin life", circumstances will go up and down as we follow the path He has for us, but I am wholeheartedly convinced that HE IS FOR US, including YOU...... PK
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