April 10-16; Chapters 8,9; His Fears, His Purpose

Good grief, is all I got to say! Sorry I'm late again....the boys took turns being needy and taking naps on opposite schedules the last few days, and I ended up with headaches at night! Here's this week's food for thought: -I LOVED the paragraph on pg 89, so I'll copy it here for you. :) Hey, copy it and email it to your hubby as an encouragement while you're praying it. :) When you have the fear of the Lord, God promises to deliver you from your enemies (II Kgs 17:39), protect you from evil (Prv.16:6), keep His eye on you (Ps. 33:18), show you His mercy (Lk 1:50), give you riches and honor (Prv.22:4), supply everything you need (Ps.34:9), reveal all you need to know (Ps.25:14), bless your children and grandchildren (Ps103:17), give you confidence (Prv14:26), a satisfying life (Prv.19:23), longevity (Prv.10:27), and the desires of your heart (Ps. 145:19). What more could you ask? -Read I John 4:18. What casts out fear? Who is the only one in the universe who has perfect love? Whose love should you pray will penetrate your husband's life? -On the Purpose chapter, I really like that she goes into the wife's role in her husband's purpose. As a teenager, unfortunately, I saw more than one youth minister or pastor lose his ministry because of his wife. In all the cases, she left him; a few of them cited simply that they weren't called to be a youth minister's wife. Well, if may stand on the soap box a second, "Sorry?! you should've discussed that with your poor fiance attending college youth ministry classes..." Ok. :) Stormie says "...it will fit in with whatever your husband's calling is, it willnot be in conflict with it" whether it be a partner in the ministry or be supportive, in prayer and more responsibility with the kiddos. I also like the part where she says if your husband seeks out God's will, it may or may not mean him leaving his job; more often it does not, and they simply have much more meaning and God-given purpose behind their extra curricular activities (i.e. VBS, etc). -Have you sought God about His call on your life? If so what is it? If it seems it is in conflict with His call on your husband's life, ask God to clarify that to you. It may have to do with timing. Ask God to reveal to you how He will work out the timing of what He would have both of you do together. love ya girls, enjoy the week! :)