TRENCH CLASSES UNITED, A DIVISION OF CHICKLIT POWER MINISTRIES
  • Home
  • Classes
  • Who We Are
  • EVENTS
  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Blog
  • Chicklit Power Ministries

Taking inventory of all He has done is a great reminder of all He will do! EL

4/20/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
Happy Friday, Beloved! Come grab a cup of coffee and sit with me, and thank you in advance for taking time and joining me for Coffee Hour with Chicklit Power and Faith Filled Friday with Trench Classes United.
I am a list-maker, organizer, and like to be in control of what’s happening in my day, every day! I run my own daycare business I have had children come and go, and each time I go through a phase of sadness because I am going to miss the little one and a phase of worry of what child will replace the one leaving. We don’t understand why God moves in our lives the way he does, but as I have been reading Esther, God is opening my eyes. I love how perfect His timing is.
 
In Esther chapter 3:12-15, Haman had ordered all of the Jews to be annihilated, and it was to take place during the time they celebrate the Passover, which is a time of remembering all that God had brought them through. Imagine with me the children of Israel telling their kids and grandkids the stories of how God had rescued them, and all of a sudden, here comes a letter from the King declaring they would all perish in eleven months! L
I can’t even imagine what they must have gone through, but I know that they received that letter by no accident when they did. All God had done for them was fresh in their minds, to help them mustard up the tiniest bit of hope that God would rescue them…yet again.  
Now, I don’t experience a threat of annihilation, but sometimes my finances do and as I go through a decrease in pay, I wonder why and also how we are going to get by. That’s when the enemy spews his awful lies in my ear, and if I’m honest, sometimes I cave in by believing the lies. This only serves to increase my worry and anxiety even more.
 
Friends, remember, the thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. God’s purpose is to give us a rich and satisfying life. (John 10:10)
 
Reading about His provision in Esther, I was reminded of all that God had done for us. Before I started my business we were so poor. We had nothing and went day to day, in prayer, for our daily needs, and each day God showed up. We went from nothing to being blessed a hundred fold. It is so good to look back on those days and remember. And when I do, I can’t help but give Him all of the lies, fears, and worries, because God has a perfect plan for good and to prosper us, and bring His glory. He allows these events to take place, so we are reminded to look a back and remember how abundantly He rescued us, and will again.
Beloveds, if your life seems like it has turned for the worse, remember who sits on the throne. Who knows every hair on your head and cares for you more than the sparrow. Matthew 10:31  (NLT)
31 “So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”
 You are His beloved and He is yours. Sit at His feet and reminisce all that He has done for you. It can truly be difficult to deafen all the lies, but as you sit and thank Him, one by one the lies will fall at His feet where they belong. I pray this encouraged you as much as it encouraged me.
 Blessings,
Ashley
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018

    Categories

    All
    Anger
    Believe
    Brave
    Change
    Christmas
    Coffeehour
    Comedy
    Compromise
    Concern
    Consumed
    Content
    Courageous
    Emotional
    Encouragement
    Facebook
    Faith
    Faithfilledfridays
    Freedom
    Friends
    Fun
    God
    Grace
    Happiness
    Healthy
    His Plan
    Honesty
    Hope
    James
    John
    Joy
    Kindness
    Laughter
    Light
    Love
    Loveletter
    Maturity
    Mondaymessage
    Mondaysmantra
    Patience
    Peace
    Pray
    Proverbs
    Psalms
    Season
    Thankful
    Thursdaysinvitation
    Thursdaystrenchtruth
    Trenches
    Trust
    Truth
    Tuesdays Invitation
    Wednesdays Word

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Classes
  • Who We Are
  • EVENTS
  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Blog
  • Chicklit Power Ministries