| | Every time I wake up in the morning, I am just plain grateful that God has given me another day to serve Him. We have a drawing of a clock in a poster board at the mission. And below it, I encouraged my ladies to put their names and the time of the day they usually pray. And everyday, I ask the Lord to specially bless them. I told them that we need to oil the Lord's work with prayer. We need to water our hearts with God's word for spiritual growth.
This coming Sunday, we will celebrate our 5th Year Anniversary at the mission. The Lord has provided the land and we are already meeting at the make shift building temporarily until God provides for the building. But praise the Lord we will raise the wall on the left side to give it more protection.
To see the growth with my ladies is such a blessing. Through these past years, I have been drilling them on the practicality of Christian living. Doctrine is not enough. knowledge without love really is just an annoying noise! An empty dry heart has nothing to give. We studied the book "Created To Be a Helpmeet" by Debbie Pearl. Whew! Did that raise some ire! Not too bad, really:) I knew it will be received better if If God will prepare their hearts first. So I taught them first on becoming a vessel that God could use. I used a book by Donna Partow. I keep drilling them on forgiveness. They are naturally very sensitive. They can get offended easily and will either hide it behind a smile or totally position themselves on the other side of the aisle! They hardly have never heard of confrontation. Confrontation usually comes in the form of World War III. That means grievances piled up through the years. I have known of people in the mountain that they will douse themselves with cold water to cool their heads because of extreme anger! People have been known of passing out or even dying because of anger!
I am grateful for the work of Art that God is doing in the hearts of our people. He is still working on all of us but definitely spiritual growth that can be seen and felt.
I am grateful for God's miraculous healing on behalf of our son, Rodney II. As some of you know that he surrendered to preach last year in June. They decided to move to Ohio so he could study in the Bible Institute. They were already doing every thing to get them ready to move. They are already lining up people to rent the house that they were living in. But come November 16, of 2008, our son had a near-fatal motorcycle accident. The back brakes failed and he went through the stop sign to be ran over and dragged for about 100+ yards. (You can find the full story at www.rodneyspears.org ). God saw fit to not only remold his heart but also his body! God wants him to give him the glory in everything that he does. He loves to run, but God has broken his knees and ankle and severed all the nerves for his left leg! He was an instructor for hand-to-hand combat but his body was broken in more than 20 places! He was a sniper for the army but God took his right eyesight! He may never run the way he used to but he will run the raise for our God! He will never instruct hand-to-hand combat but he will be God's instructor in hand-to-hand spiritual battle! He may never regain the eyesight, but he definitely will have the spiritual eyesight in the things of God! I still have my son, and I am forever grateful!
I am grateful that through this accident my 2 girls are more sensitive in the things of the Lord. Their hearts are a lot tender in spiritual things. I can talk to them about how great the Lord is without feeling the invisible wall slowly building up! My youngest son accepted Christ as his Savior because of the accident. He saw his brother's faith through all of it and saw God's hands actively working in the life of the people he touched. He decided, he wanted the same Lord that his brother has! What a great God we have!
I am grateful for my husband that he is serving God. I am grateful every time I see how much he loves his people and how much they love him. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside with him. Yes, there were hard times. My biggest personal challenge is missing my children and grandchildren. But God is good and I always ask Him to love them double for me.
I am grateful, very grateful for the salvation God has wrought in my soul! The privilege to serve, and for my family. God has been so good to me, my heart is overflowing with thanks. I can still go on:) but my son is asking for breakfast........so till next time.
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