Crumbs on my Floor

Not that you’re looking for me…

I would hope that this is where I am.

Lost in God. Lost in His word. Lost in His arms.

Lost

I do find myself lost in my everyday of things to do that are never-ending. (is that a play on words…can you be lost but still find yourself?) What do I do next? What must be crossed off my to do list? How much laundry must be done today? Do we have to do 6th grade Math? What’s for supper? Put the kids to bed. Watch a movie with the hubby. Find the time to eat. How many phone calls do I need to make today? A trip to the store, sure I can fit that in today. Doctor, dentist appointments, sports events, the van needs gasoline again, we are out of milk, we need more diapers, someone needs a band-aid, I need rest, the kids sheets need changed because someone got sick, 4 kids sick all at ONE TIME, really? more 6th grade Math, I forgot to eat today, I started the washer but forgot to put the clothes in, well at least it’s clean now…

Lost

But lost is where I need to be.

I need to be knee-deep in His word. Not just the *fluffy* stuff. You know all the stuff that says, “everything will be ok, just lean on Him, ask and you shall receive, pray”

I want to get into it. Passed the fluffiness.

I’m sure you know the story of Noah and how he obeyed God and built the Ark. But he was a drunk.

Ruth was a bold woman. “my people will be your people”, Really? Could I say that, I ask myself? But she seduced a man.

David– a man after God’s heart, but what did he do. Ouch!

The bible is full of people just like that. Sinners who were lost but found their way. They were forgiven.

Is there some arrogance about being so lost in God’s word

that someone will need to find God first before they can find you?

What do you think?

I keep finding these little babies to pray for. I hope that if you’re stopping by today you will join me in prayer.

The Lord is so good. Look at this precious baby boy. Even though times are hard, he is a blessing to his family. Everything happens for a reason. Stop by their site and say a prayer.

Gavin Owens

So, you’ve seen my other post about this story.  I guess he will now be on Oprah today.  

The local news checked his background.  He does have a *history*.  Don’t we all?

But sometimes we get to a point in our lives where we want a new start.

We long for a new setting.  New surroundings.  We want a change.

I believe that’s what he wanted.  But didn’t know how to get to it.   I am not in any way dismissing what he did.  It was wrong.  But my point is, that God will break us down to nothing.  To build us up to where He wants us to be.  I, for one will be looking through the book of Job today.

Just a couple of stories past this one on the news last night was a story of a robbery where one family member stood up to the attackers.  The attackers then killed all 7 of the family.  Including children.

Life is hard to understand.   Sometimes.  God is hard to understand.  Sometimes.

Life is hard to understand…why did 7 family members need to die.  Including innocent children.  I can’t wrap my head around that one right now.  But I know it happened for a reason.

Life is good…sometimes.  This comes in the hope and excitement of a new baby.  A new job.  An new marriage.  First day of school.  The smell of a baby fresh from the tub–all clean and ready for slumber.  A beautiful lazy summer afternoon.  Ice Cream–any flavor.

God is hard to understand…why did all 7 family members need to die?  And children?  Why are things so crazy in life?  Why do we need to go through so much pain?  Why did Sept. 11 th need to happen?

God is hard to understand…sometimes. We can see God’s work in the face of a newborn.  In the beauty of a new day and with the morning sky He painted for us.   Every day is a fresh start.

We can see in the video(see other post) His power.  She prayed with him.  He got on his knees.  I believe God had a smile on His face when this all happened.

Because He knew that His child was at the bottom.

And the only way from there is up.   He gives us *free will*.  He lets us make the choices.  With every event, we (hopefully) come closer to Him.  Hopefully, this person will make a change.  Hopefully he won’t add anymore to his *history* in a negative way.  I’ll be praying for him.  Will he fail again…yep, probably.  We all do.  We are made of flesh and are weak when we are not leaning on the Lord.  But with the Lord all things are possible.

We all need a starting point, don’t we?

His Grace and Mercy are abundant.