God is Faithful. What does that truly mean? Faithful. God is. I've been saying that a lot to people who need encouragement. And I've been wondering if I really believe that... I do. I look back at where I was a year from today, and I realize that God never abandoned me. He promised he would be a rock and refuge, and he has. He promised that he would place my feet on a firm rock...put me in a spacious place. And he has. He has been faithful for 22 years of my life. Why would he forsake me now? It goes against his character.
I've seen the Lord's faithfulness in my ministry. My junior high babies are growing up so strong and steady in their faith. I love being around them. They challenge me in my ideas about God and the Word. Above all, they give me great joy. When I left college station in May, I was very depressed about leaving my 7th graders. But again, God has been faithful in giving me his children to love on and be loved on by.
Dani is one of my "new" girls. I met her at Lokelani through my old girls. She just turned 13 and had never had a birthday party. Her friends and I took her out to celebrate. She has been such a blessing in my life. She's still trying to figure this whole faith thing out, but the more I hang out with her, the more I see the Lord working on her. She's a riot.
Lastly, a new blessing in my life has been these 7th grade girls. Honestly, at the beginning of this year, we had close to NONE 7th grade girls. Now, these cute chicks are rolling into junior high every Sunday night. I eat lunch with them at school on Thursdays. No doubt God is going to use these girls mightly.
Last sunday night, our junior highers watched a clip from Lee Strobels' Case for a Creator. At first, I thought the information would be way over their heads, but I really wanted them to be exposed to some scientific evidence about God. My students always surprise me. They were able to grasp more than I thought. We watched a clip about Darwinism and evolution. After proving that there is NO WAY evolution could have been the cause for creation and the species, I asked the question, "Okay, now what? You know all this information, what are you going to do about it?"
Tristan, one of our 7th grade boys, said, "Read the bible." Thinking he was being smart alleck, I said, "why?"
"It's God's Word."
"But what's the big deal about that," I asked back.
"Because. It's true. We just saw that."
God is true. And faithful.
Everyday choices I have encountered recently:
