What Happens When I Let God Be God

My busy girl doing homework for college in Corvallis
in between work in Salem and internship
at an international adoption agency in Portland!

In a previous post, " A Laid Down Lover For God," I talked about loving the person God puts in front of you and let God be God, verses trying to be the Holy Spirit to them. I used an example of a situation that came up with my daughter last Spring. "When I want to tell my 20 year old college attending, hard working daughter, 'please don't plan another mission trip to Haiti in the middle of your already too busy schedule.' Instead I praise her for her heart and desire to serve God and the needy and trust God will provide for all her needs."

Well God did provide for all her needs! She went to Haiti, she worked hard, and an unsuspecting life was changed for God because she was there! This was the life of one of the team members. It wasn't about the orphans or the financially needy this time. It was about a young lady who was struggling mentally, she was "poor in spirit".

What we usually think of when we hear the word "poor" is those who are orphaned or homeless, or starving. There is another type of "poor" and it's at epidemic porportions here in America as well as poverty stricken places, like Africa and Haiti. That is what this young lady was suffering from, being poor in her spirit.

The poor in spirit are those who are sad, hopeless, starving for love and acceptance...they need Jesus! I've been there and it's awful! My daughter was just who this young lady traveling with her to Haiti to help others needed to talk to. As my Shayla listened to her story, the Holy Spirit began to minister to her and prompted Shayla to pray for her. It was exactly what this girl needed and her life was changed that day! An act of God it was! He's really great that way!! This new friend who was feeling hopeless and sad went away feeling loved and valuable as well as on fire for God! And when they returned home She asked Shayla to baptize her! I'm so proud of my beautiful daughter and I give God all the glory!

KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS!

If I had interfered with God's plan by worrying about my daughter's too busy life and discouraged her from going to Haiti, her friend's life would not have been touched and she might have been lost forever. I'm so glad I've learned to let God be God and just love the one He puts in front of me! And I know it makes His job a little easier too haha...

IN ALL THINGS REMEMBER, GOD KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING, TRUST HIM!