He is Faithful!

I want to share with you a short video I just watched on Pastor Francis Chan's blog. It's truth can change your life.

This is where my family has been financially for some time now. I now realize it is a good thing! It is a God thing! It is a blessing and I am going to rest in it.... I am going to embrace it. I am going to keep my eyes fixed upon Jesus and trust Him to give us our daily bread!!!!!!!
Just like manna falling from the sky, if we have too much it spoils.... if we try to consume it, to take in the extra it makes us sick.... I am so excited! For the first time in my life I don't want extra, more..... I only want what God wants for me, for my family. I know He will give us enough to keep a roof over our heads and food in our tummy's.... He will provide for our children. He will provide the way, the means, the finances daily, to bring our Isabella home. Step by step, day by day...... just enough to keep us focused on Him, just enough to not get lost in the treasures of this world, just enough to grow daily in our faith of His faithfulness, and just enough to glorify God from Whom all blessings flow. How liberating it is to let go and let God!
Thank You Jesus for our daily bread! If there is "extra" just like the manna from heaven it it not meant to be stored up but to be shared..... there are so many who need manna.... who need their daily bread and perhaps Jesus is calling you to be the vessel He chooses to work through to supply that manna..... whether it be to a family in town that is having a hard time feeding their family. The single Mom, raising her children and could really use an hour or two just to be alone, spending quiet time with the Lord. (yes, our time is Manna, daily bread also) The missionary family serving God and the people in a far away land.... who trust in Jesus daily for their manna from heaven to feed their family and keep the ministry alive. (Just as it should be) The family trying to bring their child home from China, Russia, Africa, Guatamala, where ever their little one may be..... as they struggle, pray, and trust the Lord to provide the finances to pay the adoption fees. The little orphaned child and their caregivers who only have broth to eat and a meal of rice perhaps twice a month..............
Manna is falling from the sky my friends.......... it is from the Father above. Gather what you need for your family that DAY and share with others in the Name of Jesus who are waiting for, hoping for, praying for, needing their daily bread! After all...... it all belongs to the Lord anyway...... it never was truly ours to begin with.
I join in with Pastor Chan and challenge you to pray this prayer.....

Proverbs 30: 7-9

Two things I request of You

(Deprive me not before I die):

Remove falsehood and lies far from me;

Give me neither poverty nor riches-

Feed me with the food allotted to me;

Lest I be full and deny You,

And say, "Who is the LORD?

Or lest I be poor and steal,

And profane the name of God.

Then enjoy the ride! Oh, the wonder of watching God work in your life! Of watching God work in your family! Of watching God work in you!

Pray the prayer! Open the doors to your store houses and let it flow.................... don't worry about tommorrow.... invest in ETERNITY, invest in the things of the Lord. It's a SURE THING!
I am so excited for what God has instore for us.

(Gwen shared on her blog about a devotional that she is doing that is challenging her in her walk with the Lord.... is changing her..... it is called Crazy Love by Francis Chan. I just received it yesterday and have only made it through the introduction and I can feel God stirring my spirit...... I can feel Him drawing me closer to Him..... I say, "Yes, Lord." I encourage you to get a copy of this book..... Jesus is waiting for you.)

It's A True Story.....

First I have to say that I have not written in so long because I have not been hearing God's voice for a few months now.... Has He been speaking to me? Most likely. However, when I do not spend enough time with Him each day I do not hear His voice.... or at least I don't listen.
Oh, how merciful our God is..... our Abba, Father waits for us with open arms....
The night before last I was visiting Gwen's blog and as I read her post about yet another fundraiser to bring Joseph and Abagail home it hit me! Isabella is mine!!! She has been placed in my heart by God and He is going to move the mountains to bring her home. He has already been moving in her Daddy's heart. Thank You Jesus! I haven't really been fundraising before because I didn't want to mislead people in case we never begin our journey to bring Isabella home. I don't want to be a fraud. However I believe God is impressing upon my heart, mind and spirit that she is indeed ours and it is time to start raising money for when we can begin our paperwork to find her. I emailed Robin and Gwen (I love you both dearly) to tell them my happy news! Isabella is mine! She is my journey of Faith...... so I am going to walk in it!
So, yesterday morning I got to church and I just felt like I was going to get a word from the Lord. Something I have not felt for a while now. I was filled with excitement and anticipation.
As my Pastor began to speak I wrote these words in my notebook. "Speak to me Lord. Hoping for another word of confirmation for Isabella and for the mission field." I told the Lord I was sorry for not having more faith..... that I shouldn't need to hear confirmation from Him AGAIN! But I so often doubt MYSELF and would oh, so appreciate Him confirming that I am to walk in faith that these burning desires in my heart are from Him.
We all stood as our Pastor started reading Romans 8:6-17 aloud. As he read the Word of God and I was followed along we got to verse 15... the Spirit of ADOPTION.... the word seemed to jump off the page!
After that I just started talking to God ... writing in my notebook as fast as I could...

"Romans 8:15... the Spirist of adoption... I know in Your Word that you are speaking of Your adoption of us Abba Father. But I can't help but believe as Pastor Dan read this section of scripture aloud the word "adoption" just sounded louder, clearer. I just don't hink it was a coincidence. The word is not in all of the Bible that often for it to not be You, yet again confirming that Isabella is ours. My China Heart. Lord Jesus please move those mountains. we need a miracle. To God bel the glory. Thank You Father for my three precious children. God's Speed my precious pearl...
Thank You God for speaking to me!"

A little further along in the sermon and this happened.... when it did I actually let out a little shocked laugh because it just hit me so hard! This is what I wrote in my notebook.

"Now P. Dan is speaking about "Divine Appointments" about how the church is not doing what it is suppossed to. We are to be sharing Jesus. Then he spoke the Great Commission. "Go ye therfore into all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Matt 28:19
Thank You Lord!
It is settled.
We will adopt Isabella and we will serve You in the missionfield. Time and time again you ahve confirmed it. Help me to walk in faith Father. Prepare our hearts and our lives.
Have Thine Own way Lord!
Matt 10:39 was in the sermon too."

How many times am I going to question that God is calling us to these two most blessed events. Time and time again He assures me. With God, nothing is impossible.... so I am going to start believing and preparing for when He opens the door for us to take the next step....... the next step to my child.... the next step to serving Him in the mission field..... oh, how I pray for a mighty harvest that people will be saved, that they will except Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Thank You Father for speaking to me, for causing me to hear and for answering my prayer yet again..... Lord I believe.... help my unbelief!

Something else incredible happened yesterday at church as well..... it was a Divine appointment. I will share about it soon.....
Sweet dreams my precious Isabella...... may you stay nestled safely in the arms of Jesus.
I love you ,
Mama