Wow, tonight I realized and was reminded we are 3% funded on our monthly supporters and our one time cash need, and we have been at it for nearly 4 months. Our goal is to be at 100% by September when we leave for Colorado, is that truly possible? Then as I am watching "the big game" (OSU) that favorite little devotional book of mine made it from my bedroom to the little table beside my chair. It was like it was screaming at me. I have not read it since the new year has begun. I mean this book is like 5 years old now, I have read it at least 4 times already, but every time I pick it up, it's like new and speaks to my heart in a different way, just like God and His words! Here is what it said:
You can achieve the victorious life through living in deep dependence on Me. People usually associate victory with success: not falling or stumbling, not making mistakes.
But those who are successful in their own strength tend to go their own way, forgetting about Me. It is through problems and failure, weakness and neediness, that you learn to rely on Me.
True dependence is not simply asking Me to bless what you have decided to do. It is coming to Me with an open mind and heart, inviting Me to plant My desires within you. I may infuse within you a dream that seems far beyond your reach. You know that in yourself you cannot achieve such a goal. Thus begins your journey of profound reliance on Me. It is a faith-walk, taken one step at a time, leaning on Me as much as you need. This is not a path of continual success but of multiple failures. However, each failure is followed by a growth spurt, nourished by increased reliance on Me. Enjoy the blessedness of a victorious life, through deepening your dependence on Me!
God Bless,
Josh and Angela
