God has something great

Photo by RRR & CMR

This past week has been craziness for our family.  After getting into a bickering fight with JM and feeling super tired our bank called about the house.  Our bank has been nothing but impossible and yet we have bent over backwards to give them everything they have asked for.  On January 27th, we got that call from the bank yet again, "you have been kicked out of our program because you failed to send in your paper work." It was 6:30pm and we had just finished dinner.  When I heard those words I walked to my office and shut the door with the phone in hand.  For the next 15 minutes I "let" them have it and then handed the phone to JM.  After about an hour and half he said, " I am running to my office to fax them the paper work."  He kissed the kids and gave me a hug while I was on the phone.  

At about 8pm he calls "I've been in an accident."  Someone had hit him at 65mph on the 5 freeway while he was stopped in traffic. The Jetta was now beyond jacked-up.  The driver had push him about 20 feet and he hit the car in front of him.  Thankfully he was ok.  He is still in a lot of pain.  The next few days we laded low and CMR got sick, then RRR got sick and my ear was in a lot of pain. You would think after all these events I would say that life kind of sucked.  It doesn't, God is still good and I am super thankful giving me a heart to rejoice!

At church a few people came up to JM to talk to him about how he was feeling.  One person said to him "wow, your family has been through so much this past year and now this.  God must be preparing you guys for something big."  This phrase triggered a thought process in my head for for the next 4 days.  Our family has been through a lot this past year but I really don't think we are any different than any of the other small business owners that are hurting because of the economy.  In our God Story we learned so much and saw God provide in the most amazing ways.  Our struggles have drawn me to a deeper relationship with my God.  I learned that He alone is my salvation and my rock.  

I have heard these words said before about our family and now I understand them.  "God is preparing us for something great."  Here it is.  My kids drew this picture together today.  It is our family as one with even our crazy dog George.  It reminds me that this is the greatness of God in our life.  He has been preparing us for today.  I know that God wants us to serve him and that He has a great plan for our lives.  I just don't always think that it is so far away like he is "preparing" us for something greater than today.  I feel like our family has been called to serve.  To serve each other, to serve our family, our friends, our church and our community.  I think God's been preparing us to be authentic and true with Him, ourselves and our community.  I don't dought that as time marches on God will continue to prepare us and continue to challenge us and change us and I am sure He has great plans for us.  I just don't want to live my life hoping for that great moment to come when it is happening now.  

"Thank you God for providing, for your love, for the reality of you in our lives.  Use us only for your glory!" Amen and Amen.