Not Good!

"It is not good for man to be alone..." Genesis 2:18

 

God is so involved in our lives that He sees our needs and meets it. What God did for Adam in the garden visibly, He does for us today invisibly. He saw that Adam needed a partner, a helpmate suitable for him. He made a woman and in v. 22, God "brought her to the man". Brought. It's in all my Bibles. God brought Eve to Adam. He is the first matchmaker! He certainly brought me to Luigi (big smile)!

I do believe God brings people into our lives because it is not good for us to be alone. He knows we need friends, mentors, helpmates, encouragers and people who support and appreciate us. It's good to have a spouse, friends, loving relationships that God brings into our life. BUT people change and may disappoint us, relationships can be risky, messy and costly. WE change. No one, not even our spouse, can fully satisfy us, truly understand us, accept us, and give us everything we need. 

But there is ONE who can. Lord, I know that I can come to You in my brokenness, with all my idiosyncrasies and failings and sins. You accept me as I am. You are my true forever and ever friend! And I can be a better wife and mother, a more sincere friend, a more loving companion to others because of Your overflowing mercy and grace. I look to You first to fill me up so I can be a channel of Your love to others. 

Paint Party Friday: I Hear You!

"I have heard your prayer and seen your tears." Isaiah 38:5

Hezekiah was a good king which was amazing because his father Ahaz was wicked! Ahaz closed the Temple in Jerusalem and built many altars around the city for other gods. He sacrificed his own children to Molech! But Hezekiah did not follow King Ahaz' evil ways because his mother taught him well. Hezekiah opened the Temple doors and brought back worship for the one true God. He was consistently committed to spiritual renewal in the land he ruled. 

One day Isaiah the prophet came to tell Hezekiah that he was going to die. Hezekiah prayed and asked God, “I beg you, Lord, I beseech you, to remember how I walked before you in truth and with a whole heart, and that I have done what is good in your sight.” God heard Hezekiah's prayer and gave him 15 more years.

My takeaway from this is that not only does God answer prayers, but that He can change His mind. God is all love and all compassion and He is always searching for ways to bless us! If we cry out to Him, He hears us. If the answer is long in coming, we just have to trust He has our best interest in mind. We are all, each and every one of us, His sons and daughters! Let us remember to wear our crowns and act with the love and compassion towards others that our Father shows us!