Yesterday was a busy day for Amanda and the Langley family. Caleb and Isaiah had appointments with the allergist in Fayetteville. They are allergic to a ton of stuff. Amanda had to go to the store and by casings for the mattresses and pillows. All of the linens had to be washed in HOT water. The casings had to be put on the beds. The floors had to be vacuumed and mopped. And last but not least, Caleb and Isaiah needed to go to Vacation Bible School.
Amanda had to do all this on her own because I was working 9 to 6.
When I got home around 6:30, the boys were still there. Amanda had given them a choice to go to VBS or spend some time with Daddy.
The boys chose Daddy time over friends, food, fun (even though I am quite the life of the party).
In Luke 6:12 it reads, "One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God."
Jesus' life was pretty chaotic and hectic. Pharisees, healing the sick, raising the dead, bringing the Kingdom of God. A little more complicated than filling prescriptions and mopping floors.
But in all the chaos, He never forgot to choose Daddy time.
He desired it, He needed, He lived for it, He depended on it.
Can we say the same?
Blessings
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Food For Thought Fridays
Exodus 14: 13-15 says, "And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward."
This is part of the story of God dividing the Red Sea.
There is a ton of good stuff in this whole account. Its not just a Sunday school story. Well worth reading a few times.
The Israelites were in a no win situation, rock and a hard place, death by drowning or death by spear.
Many of us probably feel like that right now.
Israel started complaining about the circumstances. Don't do that.
In these verses, the Lord gives us four steps to handle these times.
1. Fear not - if God is for us, who can be against us.
2. Stand firm - have your footing on the Word.
3. Hold your peace or keep silent - don't complain and don't blame. Trust the Lord and see Him fight for you. Cool!
4. Go forward - take a step of faith.
From our perspective, sometimes the sea divides and sometimes it doesn't, but remember that our Father only and always does what is good.
Blessings
And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward."
This is part of the story of God dividing the Red Sea.
There is a ton of good stuff in this whole account. Its not just a Sunday school story. Well worth reading a few times.
The Israelites were in a no win situation, rock and a hard place, death by drowning or death by spear.
Many of us probably feel like that right now.
Israel started complaining about the circumstances. Don't do that.
In these verses, the Lord gives us four steps to handle these times.
1. Fear not - if God is for us, who can be against us.
2. Stand firm - have your footing on the Word.
3. Hold your peace or keep silent - don't complain and don't blame. Trust the Lord and see Him fight for you. Cool!
4. Go forward - take a step of faith.
From our perspective, sometimes the sea divides and sometimes it doesn't, but remember that our Father only and always does what is good.
Blessings
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