Plan, Provision, Place

I am reminded this week of God's plan. The Gospel must never get old, forgotten, or taken for granted. God sent His son to die MY death! I am also reminded this week of God's provision. Through my doubt and impatience, God has always given what was needed according to His will.  A beautiful and healthy baby boy, recovery for Dani, and the strength to continue joys and struggles of raising a child! God is good!

However, more than anything else this week I am reminded of God's place in my life. I am reminded of this because of my failure at times to practically live in such a way that puts Him on the throne of my life. The challenges of this new normal for me have definitely brought out my inadequacies in this area. At times over the past 3 weeks I have been reminded of the passage in Romans where Paul talks about doing what he doesn't want to do, even though he wants to do good.

"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is the sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do, this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, bit is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it." Romans 7:15-20

My deepest desire and passion is to know God and make His name known, and it can be so frustrating when I sway from what I know I love and want. My family is so important to me, but as I have said before they are only important to me because of the intrinsic value that God has given them, and also the love He has given me for them! God alone needs to be my deepest desire and passion, and all else will flow from that reality!

YOU ARE LOVED

*bonus family pic