The Lord often stretches my listening skills. I think you know what I mean. He wants to know if our antennae are up and active. Are our ears tuned to hear and move with Him? I shared about our recent refining fire and wanted to tell you the next step in that journey, as well as a fun game with the Lord.
After I released the very tender story about Trust and Joy, God provided quite miraculously. From completely unexpected places. It’s not all magical and wonderful now, like a cheap sitcom. But It is a beautiful next step in our faith and His care. I can’t help but wonder if the two are connected—the vulnerable blog and His provision. Was God waiting for us to hit bottom and be honest about it, so He could blow our mind?
I mean— money is a raw topic. Like sex and politics, it is booby-trapped with shame and judgement and oughts. Yet, God is so above all that. He is ever, always, and perfectly leading us into more and more of His love and wisdom. The pursuit of more is why we share about of all of life, even the ugly, messy, parts, because there is no area that God is not with us.
Here is one takeaway from our present journey.
Miracles come into the weakest places.
If you or I have it handled, we don’t need God.
He is re-writing my hard drive about dependence on Him. Again.
Sometimes what mankind calls failure, God calls freedom.
Now, on a lighter note, when I was first learning to hear from God outside of the Bible, He highlighted billboards. Literally as I was going down the road, a billboard would catch my eye, or I would feel pulled toward a phrase.
We haven’t played that game in years, but as we were driving to and from Knoxville, including in my own Gulf Breeze area, God started pinging me with billboards. The following is a beautiful message. You literally can’t make this sh#t up. He is so funny.
Grow with us
We’re here for you
Shelter strong
That’s gold.
Best gift is time together
Search. Book. Go.
Because your foundation is cracked
Rest your wings
Three spaces. One powerful experience
Become a history maker
You are bigger than this moment
Redefine your staycation
Window world, We’ll get you ready
We see you dream chaser
Jesus is Lord
Small steps. Big change.
We see you and we’ve got you
Building dreams, Sustaining waters
This is loaded with meaning for me, it corresponds to words, scriptures and prayers. I love not only that He is with us but that He TALKS with us any way He chooses. Listen for Him. He has a lot on His mind.
He is already planning for your 2025. So listen as He shares His heart with you.