Better day

Good afternoon Ladies!

Well, today has been better. I hope your week has been going well. We made it through hump day! Hooray!

Good news - the books for our new study finally came in! Guess when they arrived - bright and early Monday morning. Monday, the day after Sunday. How ironic! Hopefully you all have the copies of the first chapter (I passed them out at the party) and will be well prepared for the lesson on Sunday! It should be a great discussion. I am definitely looking forward to it. I will be better prepared for Sunday, I promise. I feel bad for my distraction and lack of preparation. Please forgive me.

I was reading Genesis chapter one this morning as I was preparing for work. It is amazing to me that out of nothing, God created beauty and order and all that we see around us. He was so systematic in the way He did this. Step by step; in a logical and patterned manner. He didn't create fish before there was an ocean to swim in. He didn't create plants before there was sun to help them grow and land nutrients to feed them. And humans were not placed on the earth until everything they need to survive was ready and available. How amazing is that?

That speaks volumes about how God knows exactly what is needed, and when, and how. When you look around at your world right now and see chaos (as I do quite frequently), know that chaos is not from or of Him. We create our own chaos. The demons who are attacking us on a daily basis create that chaos. He is the only solid foundation, the only lighthouse, the only unmoveable object available to which we can cling when the rest of the world is swirling about us. You may feel like you have been praying for the same thing over and over for days, months, or years. You may believe that an answer to that prayer is never going to come. Rest assured though, that the answer, the plan, the revelation will come at the exact moment that fulfills its exact purpose in His plan for your life. He didn't create you before He had food to feed you, sunlight to warm you, and land to sustain you. He won't place you in a situation that you aren't ready to handle; and He won't give you opportunities that will take you down a path you aren't supposed to travel. Have faith and have patience! His will, His timing, His purpose - all are perfect - just like His creation!

Have a wonderful evening ladies!
Melanie