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Last night Steve and I watched "Evan Almighty" for the first time. Such a cute movie and I felt so encouraged afterwards.
Everyone's heard the story of Noah and the Ark. I haven't really read it in awhile, nor have I stopped to think about it, but really, like so many of the other stories in the Bible, it's CRAZY!
Seriously, I could not imagine if God told me to build a giant Ark. I would probably think I was the one that was crazy and seek mental help immediately.
Anyway, it got me thinking. Of course I believe in the Bible - I believe that every single word of it is true, but some times it's really easy to forget the reality of all the crazy stuff that God did in the Bible. It's almost like that was not only another time (which it obviously was) but a different God too. What's crazy is that the God that told Noah to build an ark is the same God that I'm serving today.
Really, I have to say that when I compare my life to Noah's, I have it pretty easy!
When I think about that crazy story and how Noah must have felt though, I just can't help but feel so encouraged. Imagine having your family, colleagues and basically the entire world think your insane and scoff you for building a huge boat in the middle of a drought. If I knew someone today that was doing that, I would think they're crazy to! But, look at the outcome and the fulfillment of God's promise to Noah. How incredibly amazing is that? It really puts things into perspective for me. Here I am wondering if we'll ever be in a financial place to start a family. I worry about our cars getting us to work in the morning, how I'm going to get everything done that I need to, what's going to happen with issues surrounding our extended family and friends, but so often I forget that I serve HUGE God.
The same God that told Noah to build an Ark and fulfilled his promises to Him is the same God that is going to take care of my "problems" that all seem so trivial when I really look at the big picture.
God has ALWAYS taken care of me in the past and has never let me down once, so you would think that by now I would get it and know that He's always going to be faithful to continue to take care of us. Being reminded of Noah's story gives me so much hope for OUR story. I know that truly is it GOD who is in control of our lives and I love that He's taking care of the details.
On another note....we did end up buying a car this weekend. My years as a Realtor that loves to negotiate paid off. We spent 2 1/2 hours negotiating with the owner of the dealership and walked out with a steal! Literally, we got the car for $6,000.00 less than what KBB says the car is worth is worth. We are very pleased!
Everyone's heard the story of Noah and the Ark. I haven't really read it in awhile, nor have I stopped to think about it, but really, like so many of the other stories in the Bible, it's CRAZY!
Seriously, I could not imagine if God told me to build a giant Ark. I would probably think I was the one that was crazy and seek mental help immediately.
Anyway, it got me thinking. Of course I believe in the Bible - I believe that every single word of it is true, but some times it's really easy to forget the reality of all the crazy stuff that God did in the Bible. It's almost like that was not only another time (which it obviously was) but a different God too. What's crazy is that the God that told Noah to build an ark is the same God that I'm serving today.
Really, I have to say that when I compare my life to Noah's, I have it pretty easy!
When I think about that crazy story and how Noah must have felt though, I just can't help but feel so encouraged. Imagine having your family, colleagues and basically the entire world think your insane and scoff you for building a huge boat in the middle of a drought. If I knew someone today that was doing that, I would think they're crazy to! But, look at the outcome and the fulfillment of God's promise to Noah. How incredibly amazing is that? It really puts things into perspective for me. Here I am wondering if we'll ever be in a financial place to start a family. I worry about our cars getting us to work in the morning, how I'm going to get everything done that I need to, what's going to happen with issues surrounding our extended family and friends, but so often I forget that I serve HUGE God.
The same God that told Noah to build an Ark and fulfilled his promises to Him is the same God that is going to take care of my "problems" that all seem so trivial when I really look at the big picture.
God has ALWAYS taken care of me in the past and has never let me down once, so you would think that by now I would get it and know that He's always going to be faithful to continue to take care of us. Being reminded of Noah's story gives me so much hope for OUR story. I know that truly is it GOD who is in control of our lives and I love that He's taking care of the details.
On another note....we did end up buying a car this weekend. My years as a Realtor that loves to negotiate paid off. We spent 2 1/2 hours negotiating with the owner of the dealership and walked out with a steal! Literally, we got the car for $6,000.00 less than what KBB says the car is worth is worth. We are very pleased!
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I like reading what you're learning. It's always so encouraging! Cute car! You guys really like your Subaru's huh?
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