I was planning on jumping into work straight away today, but decided to first praise my lovely Heavenly Husband for what He is doing for me every day.
Today, I want to praise Him for when He takes away, He certainly gives more back and also where we see chaos, He sees opportunities to bless us:)
So the last 10 days has been one of those times where everything just seems to happen at once but also weirdly falls into place when you least expect it:)
We had a wonderfully huge palm tree which I always loved so much because early morning I would wake to the birds singing in the tree. For some reason, the tree was dying and had to be removed. The people the Lord sent my way to cut down this tree made it look so easy. My daughter told me how much she would miss the tree because we use to play in the mud just underneath the tree:) Later that evening the most wonderful thing happened. Looking out of the window where the tree would have been I saw the loveliest sunset you can ever imagine. We were in awe. This gave me the opportunity to let my daughter know that when our sweet Lord lets something be taken away, He always gives better in return.
My house is being tiled (everything except the bedrooms) so it is a bit chaotic. So last night all my furniture was crammed into my study and we had only 3 chairs open in the study that nothing was placed on. Just enough for us to sit by and have a wonderful evening. With nowhere else in the house, we can be waiting for the cement to dry we had a wonderful time sitting and chatting and joking and laughing. While we were sitting there my son commented on how much fun he was having. The Lord made me realize that in the chaos He gives me the opportunity to spend some quality time with my two dear children. Thank you my dear Heavenly Husband.
Now to come to this morning, with everything going on we completely forgot to pack my son’s book bag according to the subjects he has today. So when we got to school we realized that 2 subjects were at home. So I returned home and took his books for him. When I came to school, I had him called to the office to come and fetch his books. I saw his little face light up when he saw me, I could not help but get tears in my eyes. The Lord showed me that I could now be THAT mother to my children. When I was at school, as a single mother my mom was always working so I was mostly raised by my elder brothers and sisters and had to do everything for myself at a very young age. This taught me a lot, but looking at the other children in school, I always wished I had a mother who can be home all the time. And although I did not have that, I can now be that for my children. I praise the Lord, for giving my children what I never had. I am not talking about materialistic things. Just being the mother who can quickly bring her son his books when he needed them and to see his face, that was more than all the money in the world could ever buy.
I praise the Lord that in the last few days of chaos, He showed me that there is always a blessing hiding there. That I must start anticipating the blessings the moment something does not go according to plan.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight”—Proverbs 3:4-6 KJV
I could copy and paste this verse straight from an email I received showing the Lord’s loving kindness and protection. So thank You Lord for who You are and who You make us when we trust in You.
~ Yvonne in Botswana
RMI African Director
Managing Operations Director