Since the storm happened, I have been thinking about how God gives and He takes
away, and thought that for whatever reason, the camper was taken away from us
by God and that He has bigger and better things planned for us.
On the way home from work today, while listening to my good
friend #JoelOsteen (I listen to him often enough that yes, I feel like he's a
personal friend of mine) and thinking back on some of the things that Pastor
Will has told us, I do not believe this was the work of God at all.
I'm pretty sure most of you have noticed how my faith has
changed and grown over the last 1-1/2 years.
It's not just MY faith, but the faith of my entire family that has
grown. The girls are fully involved in a
church that I had to practically drag them kicking and screaming to just 1-1/2
years ago, and Greg and I have matured and grown in our faith. I can't remember a time in my life where I
actually WANTED to go to church, until I started attending Abby NRC. I actually look forward to going to church
and singing along with the worship team, and listening to Jen and Pastor
Will and learning about Jesus and the Bible and how it relates to my life.
My point is, the enemy has been fighting us and waging a
HUGE war with us for the last year.
There are other things that are going on that I haven't totally discussed, but some of you know some of the other issues we've been
having.
The closer we come to God, the
harder the enemy is fighting us. What
better way to achieve his ultimate satisfaction (the devil's), than to take
away the one thing I love most (I said thing, not person, nor people). This was the work of Satan, who, wrongly,
thought I would turn from God or "blame" God for the loss of the
camper. The thing is, I HAVEN'T! I have not once blamed God. I have prayed harder than ever since
yesterday's storm. I've spoken faith
over our circumstances and have told everyone I know that God has bigger
and better things in store for us.
Since
I came to the realization that this was the work of the enemy, I am even
stronger in my faith and praying even harder to God. I know His hedge of protection is over us,
and He is seeing how we are growing in our faith and He will have us come out
of this better and stronger and more prosperous than
ever! God is great and I am PROUD to say
that I am a very blessed child of the Most High God and that no enemy can
defeat what God has blessed!
Julie
4 comments:
Julie - I continue to be amazed at your spiritual growth! I am excited for you and your family!!!!
Yes, the enemy will attack us and he can and sometimes does TRY to destroy our faith in God. However, we cannot always blame everything bad that happens on him. #1 - we don't want to "glorify" him - and #2 - that is what I was referring to when I quoted the other scripture in Romans. We are not part of this world - and our "home" is not here - however, we do live in this world and there are some things that are just life. Because of the fall of Adam when sin entered the world, nothing is perfect any more. We have to always realize that as children of God - whether it is an attack of the enemy - or if it is "just life" - we can KNOW that He will ultimately work everything to our good! When it is the enemy... "what satan meant for evil, God meant for good." When it is "just life" we KNOW and choose to TRUST that God will be with us every step of the way!
I love the last sentence in this recent blog - Yes, you are a child of the Most High God - and NO enemy can ever take that away from you!
Continue trusting, believing and receiving all God has for you!
Susan
Julie,
Sorry I'm not trying to steal your thunder but you'll be happy to know I found a full time job with benefits working 30 to 40 hours in a week.
Anonymous - I'm not Julie, but I am very happy to know that you found a good job with benefits! Thank you for sharing this! I pray you will be blessed in this new adventure and may God bless you!
Susan
hey julie, i am a reader of your blog for the past few years and have enjoyed your stories and pictures. just wondering if everything is ok since i haven't seen anything posted on your blog for quite a while. hope all is ok.
also how is arron doing? i wrote to you when he was leaving for overseas about how my mom was when i went to nam many years ago and the things she went through. glad you made it ok. just wondering how he is doing since i haven't read anything that you posted about him for awhile.
oh well, hope all is well and just curious if all was ok and hope to read some new blogs soon.
hope your thangsgiving was great and have a great christmas.
joe
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