blessed

I feel so blessed these days. Nothing in particular has changed to make me feel this way, but I think I am just becoming more and more aware of the Lord' blessings in my life, which makes me extremely grateful to think about. Something that has stuck out to me the past few weeks is this verse in 1 Thessalonians.

"He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it"  - 1 Thess. 5:24

How blessed are we to have a Lord who cares about us, who is faithful in providing for us, and who calls us to certain things in life, not so that we can fail, but so that HE can work THROUGH us. This has been a big encouragement as I get anxious about Brett and I's future and all of the unknowns in life. I am encouraged to know that if I am walking with the Lord, seeking His approval over man's, and searching for godly counsel among other believers, that I will be in the midst of God's calling for my life. Truly, I am blessed.

This weekend was the first time that Brett and I were apart since we've been married. He was at a "Men's Advance" (because men don' retreat) for our ministry. Of course I missed him, and was lonely around the house, but I was able to busy myself with lots of different things. I went to a Gospel Men's and Women's Conference at my church. Dave Bruskas was our guest speaker and he did a wonderful job. For the first time I was able to really comprehend what it means in Genesis 3 about "your desire will be for your husband". This doesn't sound like a curse to me, so I never thought anything of it. But the word desire really translates to mean the need and want to control him. Well DUH this is a curse! I can't tell you how many times I try to control and manipulate Brett. As women we think this is normal and just how things will be, but we should not overlook the fact that this is a direct effect of our sin and not how God intended our lives to be. If you want to listen to the talks from this conference, it should be up on Redeemer's website soon:
www.redeemerlubbock.org.

Hope you have a good week!