March 2018 (Cool God Story!)
The month of March we decided to be intentional about praying together and alone as we tried to decipher what God was telling us. As Christians we believe that we can talk to God through prayer and He will answer us through the Holy Spirit with a feeling we may have or different questions being answered in powerful ways.
Several times during March I felt God telling us specific things. About 1/2 way through the month I (Ashley) was convicted that we hadn't been praying enough together, we often fell asleep before praying. I was also convicted that we had 2 people living in our home and we needed to be intentional on growing our relationship with them. We wanted to do well with what we were called to do at that time. One morning I felt like God was telling me that I was spending too much time running to him for answers and wasn't spending enough time with Him just talking. As the month ended, we were feeling frustrated that God hadn't answered any prayers on adoption. As we reflected, we realized that God had been speaking to us all month. I realized that I felt closer to God then I had in awhile and it was exciting to see my relationship grow as I intentionally spent extended time with God.
Finally, April 1st we decided that we were going to put all adoption talk on hold while we had the mom and son living in our home. We knew it could be a year or so but we didn't want to move forward with them here (no room in the house or the van!). Well, God has a sense of humor because on April 3rd the mom went apartment hunting (this was totally out of no where and hadn't really been discussed). She ended up finding an apartment that day, signing the lease the next and moving out 3 days later on the 6th. Clearly God was talking! The morning they moved out I was making breakfast and Caiden came in the kitchen (he's 9) and he said "mom, do you think this is a sign that we're supposed to adopt? I think God answered our prayers" I totally agreed!
Several times during March I felt God telling us specific things. About 1/2 way through the month I (Ashley) was convicted that we hadn't been praying enough together, we often fell asleep before praying. I was also convicted that we had 2 people living in our home and we needed to be intentional on growing our relationship with them. We wanted to do well with what we were called to do at that time. One morning I felt like God was telling me that I was spending too much time running to him for answers and wasn't spending enough time with Him just talking. As the month ended, we were feeling frustrated that God hadn't answered any prayers on adoption. As we reflected, we realized that God had been speaking to us all month. I realized that I felt closer to God then I had in awhile and it was exciting to see my relationship grow as I intentionally spent extended time with God.
Finally, April 1st we decided that we were going to put all adoption talk on hold while we had the mom and son living in our home. We knew it could be a year or so but we didn't want to move forward with them here (no room in the house or the van!). Well, God has a sense of humor because on April 3rd the mom went apartment hunting (this was totally out of no where and hadn't really been discussed). She ended up finding an apartment that day, signing the lease the next and moving out 3 days later on the 6th. Clearly God was talking! The morning they moved out I was making breakfast and Caiden came in the kitchen (he's 9) and he said "mom, do you think this is a sign that we're supposed to adopt? I think God answered our prayers" I totally agreed!
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