Thought I had better definitely find some time to spend with you this morning, Lord, before the chaos of the weekend ensues. Caroline has arranged to start moving into the rental property tomorrow by shifting everything out of our garage (much to Andrew’s glee!) and starting to get set up. They won’t sleep their first night there until Sunday night at the earliest though since she wants as smooth a transition for Christian as possible. She does not think he would cope well with boxes and things half unpacked so I’m sure it will be all hands on deck for the next couple of days until everything is sorted. So, if I don’t get back to you, Lord, you’ll know why.
I do pray that the transition would go well for them all, Lord, and not just Christian. I pray for you to empower Caroline – to give her the strength and wisdom to cope with all that she will need to deal with on her own – and that you would continue to extend your grace to her by sending her help when she most needs it. Thankfully there have been some marked improvements in both Faith and Trinity over the past couple of weeks since Faith has had a real change of attitude (helped tremendously by the work that school have done with her) while Trinity has gone from silence to monosyllabic replies to even using short sentences which is great. She’s been playing our piano at home quite a bit and even though it’s a much more inferior instrument than the one she used to have she seems to have gotten over her initial reluctance to even so much as touch the thing. You’ve given her a real gift there, Lord, and I’m constantly blown away by the skill and beauty of the music she produces. I’ve told Caroline she can take the piano if she can find some extra muscles to help shift it. It only sits around gathering dust and junk anyway.
Thank you for Bible Study yesterday – another interesting session. Libby did a whole study around two verses in Romans 12. I’m writing them both in my prayer journal as a reminder:
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
It was amazing how much Libby got out of these two verses – their underlying emphasis on the need for us to be both dependent and obedient, the need to have clear and correct thinking based on Biblical principles, and the fact that these things then help us know what your will is – your good, pleasing and perfect will. I must say, I like the sound of that.
I feel as though I need to meditate on these verses a bit more to understand them better but it’s exciting to think that, if we live a life of dependence and obedience, your will can be those things to us, rather than something we fear or resent. Continue to work in and through me for your good purposes I pray…in your name…Amen