VICTORY !!

This journal has bore fruit !!!  

On Sept 11, while spending time with God at lunch, I was reading "The True Vine" by Andrew Murray.  I was up to the chapter called "Abide In My Love"

In it it says:

"Abide in my love.  We speak of a man's hoe as his abode.  Our abode, the         home of our sou is to be the love of Christ.  We are to live our life there, to be at home there all day"  

What an awesome concept.  You know that feeling of coming home after a long day (and especially frustrating one like I had yesterday).  That feeling of aaaaahh, peace, comfort, relaxing....home.  That is to be what abiding in Christ's love is. Comforting homeness.  I am at peace because I am in Him.  

So last night, after another early, busy day, then a difficult night at work, I came home to have to clean out the frig, throwing a lot of food away because the refrigerator decided it didn't want to be a refrigerator anymore, but instead to be a big silver and black box sitting in my kitchen !!

Normally I would have been murmuring and complaining, most likely accusing God of not caring, blah blah blah.  But---and here is the victory---I didn't !!  I reminded myself of His care that I have been recording in the journal and here in the blog.  I remembered I abide in His love.  And I didn't get angry or irritated.   I just quietly did what need to be done.  Yaaay.  Thank You Jesus !!!  Praying that when the repair man comes it won't cost too much to fix.  

Oh and btw, both mine and my Mom's vacuum have gone on strike as well.  Can someone please tell me why appliances always have to break en masse ???

But praise God, He who feeds the birds of the air and clothes the lilies of the field will care for me.  

You know Lord, how big a victory this is for me.  Thank You for compelling me to do this journal and blog.  Please help others to see Your care in life so they too can abide in Your love and be at peace.  And Lord, please let everything be fixed without costing a small fortune.  

Ps 28:7  The Lord is my strength and shield.  I trust Him with all my heart.  He helps me and my heart is filled with joy.  I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.