When God says, "Now look what I can do"

It was a very merry Christmas to see this big smiling cowboy ride his wild little pony. Noah is a gift from God that has brought countless smiles to my face and i love him more than words can say. There's nothin like hearing this little guy coming down the hallway lookin' for trouble, he is soOOooOO funny and i know there's a lot more of that in the days to come. i can't wait for things to work out for us to be together all the time. Patience wasn't on my list when Terrie and I met but we are now both waiting for God to show us His Will for our lives.

i'm still working 3 jobs in rome, ga which is approx 320 miles north of where my heart is but i know in time all things will come together. i enjoy getting to work with enoch at winshape and have found it to be a place where God is mending my heart. i've been a broken person for quite some time now and really don't know how it all came to be but God is an all-knowing God and nothing gets by Him. He still loves me and is teaching me to love myself again. it just takes time but i'm getting there. i'm comfortable delivering pizza for papa johns and do a pretty good job but it's taking a toll on my truck and it's also teaching me how to be a better driver ;-) i've also started a paint job at first baptist church in lindale along with some other yards that i take care of, yeah i've got myself a full plate. i know its too many hours to work a week but i'm trusting that this is only temporary. i just take it one day at a time and i'm waiting to hear God say, "now look what I can do".

Good things come to those who wait

we've all heard that patience is a virtue and with a life full of experiences i've learned that this virtue will grow thru endurance of trials. it's when we are tested that we find out what we are made of. (i know, i just ended a sentence with a prepositional phrase ;-)  anyways, i know that with the calling of God comes great responsiblity and i also know that when we are faced with a mountain that we cannot climb, God says, "now let me show you what i can do". the two things i've always wanted most in life is to serve God and to be loved. God is gracious and forgiving; He has never let me down and has an amazing talent of turning my life around when it seems i'm drowning (II Sam 22 which is btw my favorite scripture passage). God has not only forgiven me for where i have fallen but He has a plan. He says in II Sam 22:10 "He bowed the heavens and came down; and darkness was under his feet." then in verse 17 he says, "He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;" and in verse 22 "...he delivered me, because he delighted in me". God promised me a long time ago that He would bless me with greater blessing than i have ever seen and i have seen some great outpourings of God.

i am grateful to have people that love me and still love me. Terrie and I were not very patient to begin with but for the past year we have rededicated our lives to the Lord to live right and follow Him. It has been unbearable at times to be apart but God is faithful to bring good things to those who wait. Isaiah 30:18 says that "blessed are all they that wait for him." We are praying about God's plan for our lives and I know that when God's time is right, we can be a happy family that can serve God together.