January 13, 2007
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Brrr! The cold front blew in and we are surrounded with grey, wet weather. Perhaps this will begin to acclimate our girl to Seattle weather. This Friday we fly out there to get her settled. Be praying for us that everything will come together. We need to find an apartment and inexpensive car that won’t break down in one week. We have never been there before so it will be complicated to say the least.
Every year at the new year’s beginning, I pray for a fruit of the Spirit to focus on in the coming year. Last year and the year before I focused on joy. So this year after several weeks of prayer I have settled on faith. In some translations it is faithfulness, but what I feel I need to focus on is being unafraid. Many things don’t get done because I am apprehensive of their outcome. I think if I worked on faith, I would develop a more optimist approach towards situations. When I trust in God and his provisions, I really have no excuse for being afraid of the future. With that in mind, I am eagerly looking forward to the challenge of helping our daughter get set up. Well, to be completely honest, I remind myself to be excited about it and not nervous or scared.
I think I am going to get some clothes washing and get out my wool pants that need hemming and bravely cut off the extra material. Enjoy your weekend, folks!!
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When we pray for the Holy Spirit to impart the gifts to us, it is always beneficial to pray for Him to remove any obstacles, (like our fear!) as well. God will reward you with immense and immeasureable growth because of your willingness to take that step of faith into a deeper relationship with Him. BRAVO! I pray that as you delve into the Word, your hunger for it is increased. You will always be led along the path of faith if you are in the Word, especially when read aloud. Our faith comes from hearing….catzndogz9