This is my first year in BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) and this year's study is Isaiah. I am so thankful to be attending each with with my moma, granny, aunt Laurie and my sweet Reese (and the children's program is phenomenal! Reese came home last week singing "Holy, Holy, Holy" and "Trust and Obey"). Y'all, I KNOW God put me in this study for a reason and every week it is revealed to me over and over again. I'll admit, this study is DEEP and very difficult some weeks but it is so GOOD! I wish I could share every week what the Lord's been teaching me, but I just don't have the time because it's ALOT. This week in particular I am feeling compelled to share:
"Believing in God sounds so simple. But how far does one go in believing God when circumstances look dismal and choices seem limited? At what point are you tempted to "take charge" of your life? God's people are faced with the choice of believing God and His promises concerning this Savior or facing life's threats in their own strenth or in alliance with the world and its philosophies and strategies."
I look back and think over the last year of my life: financial struggles - trying to make ends meet and money still leftover to "live", credit card debt (which to date we are ALMOST out of, praise the Lord!); emotional stress of trying to have a baby, failed IVF cycle, heartbroken, feeling like everyone around me is pregnant, got there easily, and TRULY being happy for them that the Lord has blessed their family; Clay losing his job (and praise the Lord, again, for finding a new one so quickly!)...how often did I just try to "fix" everything without even going to the Lord first? How often did I want it on "my time" rather than asking the Lord to bless us in HIS time? How often did I sit and cry and drown in my own misery without even praying that the Lord would give me a peace that He will keep His promise to us?
What an eye opener to me! God does have a plan for our family and whatever it may be it will be in HIS timing. I am just to pray and trust the Lord and be firm in my faith. 
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Jobeth- I'm so glad that you are having such a great experience! :) That's wonderful to hear! I keep you in my prayers and want you to know that we all struggle with that, and that once you have been through those struggles, and seen the way that only the Lord could have intervened to resolve them those ways, it is much easier to recognize those situations in the future and go straight to Him! (The down side is that you then forget to trust Him with the little things!) Anyway, great post, and great encouragement for the rest of us! Keep your head up, He knows His plans for you guys and they are great! :)
SO glad to be doing BSF also. Its a struggle sometimes but I know God is pricking my heart every day.
Its lovely to see you there and to hear you are loving it!
-Lindsey
Great post, Jobeth. I am right there with you wanting to take control and have things on my time rather than His. It's funny, when your world feels like it's crashing down around you, you really take a new look around while coming up for air. What an awesome God we serve.
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