God's Got it all Covered

Thank you Lord for NOT answering my prayers.

  For knowing what is best for Lashae WAYYYYY more than I know.

Jeremiah 1:5

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5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,

before you were born I set you apart;

  As I was sitting at her Bible study bridal shower and the ladies went around the room and introduced themselves and told how they knew Lashae and Chaney...I was extremely blessed by each thing each person had to say.  The thing that I heard OVER AND OVER AGAIN though was....

Lashae has a gift for prayer...

Lashae is a prayer warrior....

when I heard Lashae pray it was anointed...

prayer prayer prayer...

prayer in school...

prayer in prayer meeting...

prayer with individuals...

the girl knows how to pray and it is a beautiful gift that she uses well.

 

What would have happened if Lashae listened to me instead of what the Lord was telling her and seeking my approval instead of seeking the Lord...she probably would NOT be happy, she would not be using her gifting that the Lord gave her, she would be floundering....

 

Instead..........

She is making a difference in this world.  She is getting married to a wonderful man.  She is happy and as she is seeking the Lord and EVERYTHING is being added to her and His word is TRUE...IT IS BEING LIVED OUT AND FULFILLED right before me eyes.  What a joy it is to watch and to see the Lord work and I can quit trying to play GOD and just pray that my kiddos SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM of GOD and God can just do HIS THING..which is soooo much better than MY THING!!

At the shower we each gave her a verse that we wanted to share with her that was meaningful to us....she read a couple and they were wonderful. 

I wrote Matthew 6:33-34. 

New International Version (NIV)

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

 This is for her, but even more so for me as a mom to pray over my kids.  Praying that they will always seek the Lord and that is ALL they have to do...everything else, God will take care of.  I could kick myself for all the times I felt disappointment or frustration that Lashae did not go to college or do the NORMAL thing...or the times I worried about her and prayed MY WISH LIST on her life....I needed to see that she WAS seeking the Lord and He knows her and her future and He has good plans for her and just trust HIM.  So my prayer for all my kids is that they will always seek the Lord and EVERYTHING else will be given to them from HIM.  When they are seeking HIM then I can rest easy and NOT try to plan their future. 

 I AM NOT saying that I don't want my other kids to go to college or do something different, but if they are seeking HIM then HE will take care of their future and I just get to enjoy watching what the Lord is doing with their lives. 

 

There are 3 girls....Lashae, Sydney, and Brooklyn...they all graduated the same year, they are all good friends, and they are ALL seeking the LORD...and guess what????  He is doing amazing things with each of them, but each of them is doing something VERY different, so God works with our personality, and desires as long as we are SEEKING HIM FIRST, He can do amazing things with us and through us.   These girls are making a difference in this world and it is all for GOOD! 

Left: Sydney...going to college and VERY involved in Young Life** Middle: Brooklyn...going to a christian college and headed to India for studying abroad ** Right: Lashae...working at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch and soon getting married to Chaney.

Jeremiah 29:11-13

New International Version (NIV)

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.