Back again... haven't blogged in a couple of days, but rest assured I am still on track with the readings. Sometimes I don't set enough time aside to read and blog....
Some notable things....Joseph and his brothers and father have all reunited in Egypt and we get the blessing of seeing how God used all the really awful things that happened to Joseph to not only be resolved on the family level, but also to spare a nation from the ravages of famine. I want so much to remember that God sees the whole picture and is ABLE to work all things together for good. Even when He doesn't spare us hardships He still has a plan and a purpose and His plan and purpose will prevail!
Herod had John the Baptist beheaded and his head brought on a tray to Herodias's daughter. Besides being disgusting this section caught my attention because of vs 9 "Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders." Note to self: Engage brain before engaging mouth!
The miracle of Jesus turning a tiny bit of food into enough for 5,000 men (plus women and children) with left overs is a great reminder that God can take our "little" and make and abundance, He is our provider in every instance, but of course when it is so dramatic we pay attention. Often God provides in unexpected ways. I experienced it yet again this past week when Katie called and said "We're in big trouble" Turns out the $5,000 scholarship that we thought would be applied to the 2nd term of school (and we made our financial aid requests based on this information) is actually to be distributed over 4 years of her education. So instead of five grand, Michigan State received just over one thousand dollars leaving $4,086 still due.... in less than two weeks. UGH. But God of course was not surprised by this as I was and His provision was in place. Den and I had refinanced our home to take advantage of the low interest rate. We cashed out several thousand dollars to take care of some projects that we had been talking about (new carpet, finish bathroom/laundry room project, refinish hardwood floors in the kitchen, etc.) We were still in the process of figuring out the priority of our list and hadn't spent the money, so...... off it goes to Michigan State, and our daughter will be able to continue her education without any lapse. I feel so blessed. No, it isn't how we planned to spend the money, but I feel so very thankful that it worked out as it did. There is no way that we could have met that tuition without the refinancing money. And I am just as sure that the projects will get done because in the same way God provided for Katie's tuition, He will provide for our other projects, or He will show us how He would have us spend our Time & money instead....
Also read about Jesus walking on water and Peter coming out to him on the water as well. What an amazing and then frightening experience.... Note to self: Keep my eyes on the savior, not the storms of my life!
I think I've made up for not posting the last couple of days.....
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