God at Work

This weekend was a reminder that my life is a "Work in Progress".   Praise God, that He is constantly at work, teaching me and helping me to grow.  I love times when I can look back and see God's Hand at work in so many areas of my life.

For the past few Sundays, there have been times that have reinforced how important it is to be sensitive to the Spirit's leading.   I have been able to meet a couple of new people at Church by sensing that the Spirit wanted me to talk to them.   I also had a chance to invite them to my class.   The person I met this Sunday came to class, and I hope that this will give her an opportunity to get better "plugged in" to our Church, especially since she comes by herself and is away from her family in Northern California.  This also brings to mind the touching story I read of Beth Moore's Hairbrush experience at the airport, how she was able to bring a blessing to another person's life by listening to the Spirit's prompting.

Then, during the worship service, Ted Rose, the California Director of the National Day of Prayer, referenced a verse in Ezekiel 22:30 (ref Ezek 13:5) which gives a wonderful illustration of what it means to "stand in the gap" - where the best warriors are to stand in any gaps in the wall to defend the city.  When applied to prayer, it is to intercede between God and man.

I also received affirmation from a few leaders in the church that I did what was right previously, in setting boundaries for dealing with the demands from one person; since they are now having to face similar situations with that same person, on a larger scale.  This was also confirmed as I was reading "The People Who Clutter Our Lives" chapter in "Finding the Life You've Been Looking For".   I can see that God is teaching me how to be better able to deal with situations like these.

Then, in class, we once again studied the passage in Judges 7 where God delivers the Midianites into Gideon's hands, against overwhelming odds.   I love vs 7:15, when Gideon WORSHIPS God and is clearly now in line with God's plan and vision (vs 7:9).   That's what I want for my life - to dream God's dream and to see my part in His Plan.   It was also neat to be reminded that God does provide the encouragement and reassurance He knows that we need, sometimes without our even asking for it.   And that He works "behind the scenes", in ways that we often are not even aware of it.