In Case You Were Wondering....

I am still here! I have been keeping busy lately. Sometimes, I think maybe too busy but the Lord has been blessing me so much, that i think the busyness is all in my head. Ha! So long as I do all things to the glory of God, it's all good. Right?!

The past few weeks the Lord has really been stirring in my heart. If you follow my other blog, my *crafty* one, you know that He has been pressing it on my heart to donate a portion of my shop sales to a needy cause. And for the month of January, 25% of my sales will go to the Sheffield family adoption. It has been such a blessing to me to serve Him in this way. All glory to my Father in heaven, only He knows the heart.

I've also been super blessed to have a dear sister in Christ to pray with almost daily. We give each other a call in the morning to pray together and do a mini reading. We pray for each others day, home-school, spiritual matters, being mothers, and so on. If we miss for some reason, like we did today, it seems so strange, like something is lacking. I look forward to resuming in the morning. My days have been so much easier, knowing that my sister is praying for me throughout the day as I am for her. It is totally edifying!

There are numerous other things to say but I still have lots to do tonight. I do want to leave you all with a reading that we read at Bible study tonight. It is truly beautiful, and such a blessing.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17

The Elder Brother of our race is by the eternal throne. He looks upon every soul who is turning his face toward Him as the Saviour. He knows by experience what are the weaknesses of humanity, what are our wants, and where lies the strength of our temptations. He is watching over you, trembling child of God. Are you tempted? He will deliver. Are you weak? He will strengthen. Are you ignorant? He will enlighten. Are you wounded? He will heal. The Lord “telleth the number of the stars”; and yet “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”

Whatever your anxieties and trials, spread out your case before the Lord. Your spirit will be braced for endurance. The way will be open for you to disentangle yourself from embarrassment and difficulty. The weaker and more helpless you know yourself to be, the stronger will you become in His strength. The heavier your burdens, the more blessed the rest in casting them upon your Burden Bearer.

Circumstances may separate friends; the restless waters of the wide sea may roll between us and them. But no circumstances, no distance, can separate us from the Saviour. Wherever we may be, He is at our right hand, to support, maintain, uphold, and cheer. Greater than the love of a mother for her child is Christ’s love for His redeemed. It is our privilege to rest in His love; to say, “I will trust Him; for He gave His life for me.”

Human love may change, but Christ’s love knows no change. When we cry to Him for help, His hand is stretched out to save.

He desires us to realize that He has returned to heaven as our Elder Brother and that the measureless power given Him has been placed at our disposal.