Giddy Up Gideon

This morning I got more confirmation that it's Your good pleasure to give me a sign that You are here. In Judges 6, the Lord summoned Gideon to fight for Israel. Gideon replied, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me." Then, in a supernatural display before Gideon's eyes, the Lord accepted Gideon's offering of bread, meat and broth on the rock. Then he sent Gideon out to serve Him, and the Lord made Gideon's service easy. 


From my BSF notes:
"Gideon, with only a handful of warriors, was strengthened by the Lord to bring deliverance to Israel [in battle]. But Gideon and his warriors stood still and watched as God brought the deliverance to Israel."

"To move forward in faith, one must look back and see God's past faithfulness and might to His ancient covenant people. Gideon's experience exhibited a wonderful display of the divine power of God on behalf of His people with very little human skill or intervention."

Lord, I am standing still and watching as You enter into Sara's life, because I asked You to, and You've said over and over that You keep your promises. She's sinking in disappointment, overwhelmed by her circumstances. But I pray that she will have an experience with Jesus by February 5. I am expecting this to happen.


Lord, I want, I want, I want. Selfish as ever. But the things I want are more in line with Your will, I think. So that's a start. You love me and meet me where I am.


Lily is here with me, not letting me fully engage in my time with God, testing her boundaries.

Lord, I don't want to do this iVillage blogging job anymore. I'd like to sit down with Lee and write a budget that we can stick to. A budget that allows me to forgo this extra $1000 a month that I get for writing meaningless posts about TV. But we are already struggling financially. Seven years into marriage, we fail in this area over and over again. 


I want to be more purposeful about work and money. In the meantime, I can try to be purposeful in the posts that I write. I can write them with a gentle spirit. I can let You guide me as I write them. But what I really want is to write something more meaningful.


Lord, I pray that You will show me an opportunity to write a book that glorifies You by September 2011. 


My day today: Lily fed, dressed, off to school. Post to write. I MUST do my American Baby revise today. I MUST buy tights for their costumes today. I want to get to the clothing sorting that I keep putting off. Dinner--shopping for it and making it. Buy food. Arrange play dates. Look into GA public preschools. What else?

Lord, please bless my day and show me people who need care. Amen