Instead of telling you why it's been so long since I've done this, and waste your time, I'll just get right to the point! :o)
We are doing really well in Washington! It has not been easy, by any means, but God is so very faithful (duh!) and even though being stretched and maturing is not a fun process; I am learning to be more grateful for each hardship and each victory is sweeter than the last! And I am extremely excited in my spirit and don't know why. And honestly don't care if any other wonderful things happen, as long as God keeps my spirit lifted and encouraged!
A few Evans updates: Leah is losing teeth at a rapid rate (poor girl looks homeless), but I'm hoping they all start coming in soon so you can understand her again, lol. We let Connor's hair grow out (really I should say Darrell let it grow out, because I have hated every moment of it) but I think it's finally starting to rub off on me....it's kinda cute. (KINDA!) And Zachary, after much practice, is saying McQueen correctly....thank You, Jesus! I know everyone always says it, but it's SO true...they grow so fast. Where has the time gone?!?!
I've been thinking and praying on a lot of things lately. I have a really good God-idea brewing (I think) and hopefully I can develop it more and share it later. But here is a small part of the beginning of what God has been speaking to me:
“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
“‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
“Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
“Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him." Matthew 21: 28-32 NIV
It's the follow through that is of most importance to the Lord. It's not how you start, but how you finish! (Thank You, Jesus!) And all we need to do is repent and believe the way of righteousness. Believe that in God you are righteous, you don't have to DO anything to "attain" it. Repent and believe. Believe that He finds you NOT GUILTY (the enemy will try and convince you otherwise, once you have asked for forgiveness it is GONE, no longer to return!), believe that only in Him are you righteous (all you have to do is choose to be in Him, say outloud: "God I choose You over me, over my loved ones, over anything in this world"), and believe that it IS this simple to get it right. Whew, I don't have to be perfect, because in Him I am.
"As a priest, Christ made a single sacrifice for sins, and that was it! Then he sat down right beside God and waited for his enemies to cave in. It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect person to perfect some very imperfect people. By that single offering, he did everything that needed to be done for everyone who takes part in the purifying process. The Holy Spirit confirms this: This new plan I'm making with Israel isn't going to be written on paper, isn't going to be chiseled in stone; This time "I'm writing out the plan in them, carving it on the lining of their hearts." Hebrews 10:11 MSG
Rest assured, child of The Most High, it's the ending that is most important. And we are not at our end yet! So--- dust off, stand up, and believe! He is who He says He is, you are who He says you are, and ALL things are possible with Him!
The word 'impossible' should not even be used in our vocabulary because "...WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE." Matthew 19 :26 NIV
