My three oldest daughters had a party at our house Sunday. The friends that Amy and Liz invited were mostly people that I've known for awhile, and they're all sweet and fun to party with. Kelly invited friends from school, and I'm just getting to know those girls and their families. I've been to some of their homes and they have things like Wii and big-screen televisions, which we don't have. So I was nervous about h0w to entertain them. Kelly was not at all concerned, though. I was telling my dear friend Marie about these stresses, and she suggested that maybe I needed to let go of trying to be in control. She was right; I wasn't doing so well at trusting God for this party.
Party night came, and here's what happened: About 30 guests came. Kelly and her friends joined right in with the others. They played charades and some other games, and it seemed like everyone had a good time. God was very kind and really blessed the whole evening. I now see that there's only one thing necessary for a good party: friendly and loving people. I regret that I wasted my time worrying, but I'm thankful that the Lord is faithful when I am faithless. And because I saw Him be gracious to me, it'll be easier for me to trust Him next time I'm tested.
GRACE
Lately I've really been struck by Romans 8:32: "He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all--how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?" This isn't a new thought, but wow, what a huge sacrifice. It shows the enormity of God's desire to rescue us from death and destruction, and also to have us as His own. It makes me realize that He is obviously very willing to meet every need of ours, since He already went to the greatest length possible to meet our need.
I pray that God will touch your hearts with His love this Christmas season.
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