Truth is truth, and in the end God, like lightening, is looking for a conduit. ~Unknown
I read that today. I re-read it. I let it sink in and then I came straight here to post.
God is like lightening and he is looking for a conduit...
The definition for conduit is: means by which something is transmitted.
Hmmm so that means God is looking for a means to transmit himself to this world. You know that is exactly what happened with Operation Giggle. I said "God I want to do something awesome for these kids but I can't do it on my own. I don't have enough. Not enough money, not enough knowledge, not enough help, not enough strength, not enough power." It's like He said..."oh you are willing but don't have enough...well guess what...I'M ENOUGH!" That's all it took...I posted a blog and BOOM the lightening of God conducted himself through not only me but all of you and these 130 children were shown love. It's amazing. It's outstanding. It's exceedingly abundantly above all that I could ask or even think...HOW? well, according to the POWER that works in me...(remember I'm not enough so...) that POWER is JESUS CHRIST! *This is Ephesians 3:20 if you didn't know* That POWER is what saved me, it's what has kept me since I was saved at 13 years old it's the POWER I use to get up in the morning and the POWER I use to be a mother, wife, employee, sister, friend, daughter, ect, ect, ect. HIS POWER IS ENOUGH!
So now that we have that settled I feel led to tell you about the next phase of my life that I will have to trust in his POWER to take care of. My husband and I sent in our preliminary adoption application on December 1st. I know that God has led us to this place. I feel his POWER all over me when I look at the faces of those without a home. I know that God has a plan...A GREAT PLAN...full of POWER to get this adoption done. But I don't have a plan. I have no clue how to raise the $25,000-$30,000 that it will take. I have no sewing ability, I can't make bows...I blog, I scrapbook, I teach, I preach, I organize, I work...those are the things I do...so I have no clue how God will turn those things into the money we need but here is the amazing thing...it's not about what I do. It's about what HE does, and HE PROVIDES, HE LOVES, HE CARES, HE IS IN CONTROL, and of course HIS POWER is enough for whatever I go through. So God you are the lightening...we are standing here in the middle of this new place with our arms extended in praise we are just waiting on you to strike. Please pray for our family as we take this journey. God Bless You All!
In Christ Alone,
Sherri
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Praise God for He is good and worthy of our praise!
I have GREAT news!!! I spoke with F*dEx today about shipping our gifts. After looking at the gifts I am convinced that we just don't need two pallets to get it all there. So I talked to a great guy who helped me out and he said if we can fit all of the gifts in two 24 by 24 boxes (which I think we can 31 gifts in each box) it will only cost us $840.20 to ship...Plus the cost of the boxes and shipping supplies...this means we should be able to ship for around $900! We were counting on somewhere between $1300 and $1500! So we should be able to send the milk program between $400 and $600! Praise God!
Thank you all so much for praying over this need! Please plan to attend the party on Sunday at Fairview to wrap and prepare these gifts for shipping. We need all of the help we can get! I will be taking the boxes to ship them on Monday morning and I will be posting the final shipping total here along with how much we were able to send for the Milk Money program. Please be praying that all of those gifts will fit into the boxes...I know the same God that made a few fish and a little bread feed over 5000 can make 31 presents fit into a 24x24 box! I have no doubt that God's hand of provision and protection has been on top of this effort this entire time. I have had such a wonderful time on this journey. I have made friends that I know will last a life time and I am a little sad to see it end. But I am not so sure that it has to end at all...after all Valentines Day is in February...I know that those cuties could use a little extra love...but lets just get Christmas taken care of first!
By the way I still have a few people who haven't sent me their gift yet...just 3 or 4 but please get those gifts over-nighted to me today! I will be forced to go and purchase gifts using some of our funds that I would like to send for Milk Money if I don't have them by Saturday at lunch...I don't want to do that but I can't let any little cuties go without gifts!
Thank you all so much for your help but most of all THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER for all of your good gifts in my life!!
In Christ Alone,
Sherri
Thank you all so much for praying over this need! Please plan to attend the party on Sunday at Fairview to wrap and prepare these gifts for shipping. We need all of the help we can get! I will be taking the boxes to ship them on Monday morning and I will be posting the final shipping total here along with how much we were able to send for the Milk Money program. Please be praying that all of those gifts will fit into the boxes...I know the same God that made a few fish and a little bread feed over 5000 can make 31 presents fit into a 24x24 box! I have no doubt that God's hand of provision and protection has been on top of this effort this entire time. I have had such a wonderful time on this journey. I have made friends that I know will last a life time and I am a little sad to see it end. But I am not so sure that it has to end at all...after all Valentines Day is in February...I know that those cuties could use a little extra love...but lets just get Christmas taken care of first!
By the way I still have a few people who haven't sent me their gift yet...just 3 or 4 but please get those gifts over-nighted to me today! I will be forced to go and purchase gifts using some of our funds that I would like to send for Milk Money if I don't have them by Saturday at lunch...I don't want to do that but I can't let any little cuties go without gifts!
Thank you all so much for your help but most of all THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER for all of your good gifts in my life!!
In Christ Alone,
Sherri
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Oh how He loves us!
He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane,
I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of
His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
and I realize just how beautiful You are and how great your affections are for me.
Oh, how He loves us so
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us so.
(x2)
Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves.
(x2)
We are His portion and
He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption
by the grace in His eyes
If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss and my heart turns
violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way
He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
OH, how He loves
(x2)
Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us
He loves us
He loves us
He loves.
Yeah, He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves
He loves us,
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves us
Whoa, how He loves
This is my new favorite song. You can search for it on You Tube. It's great. I love the picture...notice it has 5 trees...
Monday, November 16, 2009
A Psalms 30:2 Kind of Day
Psalms 30:2 says O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
That was the kind of day I had yesterday. I was in so much pain Saturday. Pain that was so bad I was in tears. I hate that kind of pain.
I got into a chair at home on Saturday night and sat their on the heating pad hurting so much. Finally I got into bed with the help of my family and I spent a horrible night tossing and turning. So tired but awaken time and again by pain. Sometime in the morning I got up to use the bathroom it took me forever just to walk the short distance to my bathroom and do my business and get back in bed. I just couldn't even think about spending the whole day like that. I wanted to worship the Lord and enjoy myself I had the Operation Giggle meeting and I just wanted to be WHOLE. I was laying in my bed with my wonderful husband and my son. My dauther was asleep (not for long). I told Mitch that I was going to have my dad (who is also our Bishop) to lay hands on me and pray for me when we got to church. I started just saying alound how I knew that God could save me. How I knew that Jesus said that FAITH could make us whole. I believe that. I believe that God has good plans for me and that He loves me and doesn't want me to live in pain. Well I was laying there and I thought wow I'm not hurting so I moved a little...no pain...I sat up (took me 3 minutes to set up when I went to the bathroom) NO PAIN, I stood up...NO PAIN, I walked NO PAIN, I ran...NO PAIN...I shouted (and woke my sleeping daughter up). NO PAIN. God is so good. I asked and he answered. Thank you heavenly father!!
That was the kind of day I had yesterday. I was in so much pain Saturday. Pain that was so bad I was in tears. I hate that kind of pain.
I got into a chair at home on Saturday night and sat their on the heating pad hurting so much. Finally I got into bed with the help of my family and I spent a horrible night tossing and turning. So tired but awaken time and again by pain. Sometime in the morning I got up to use the bathroom it took me forever just to walk the short distance to my bathroom and do my business and get back in bed. I just couldn't even think about spending the whole day like that. I wanted to worship the Lord and enjoy myself I had the Operation Giggle meeting and I just wanted to be WHOLE. I was laying in my bed with my wonderful husband and my son. My dauther was asleep (not for long). I told Mitch that I was going to have my dad (who is also our Bishop) to lay hands on me and pray for me when we got to church. I started just saying alound how I knew that God could save me. How I knew that Jesus said that FAITH could make us whole. I believe that. I believe that God has good plans for me and that He loves me and doesn't want me to live in pain. Well I was laying there and I thought wow I'm not hurting so I moved a little...no pain...I sat up (took me 3 minutes to set up when I went to the bathroom) NO PAIN, I stood up...NO PAIN, I walked NO PAIN, I ran...NO PAIN...I shouted (and woke my sleeping daughter up). NO PAIN. God is so good. I asked and he answered. Thank you heavenly father!!
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