Trusting For Mercy

Hey guys! It's Alexis again. Last month I posted a blog called "Greetings from Alexis" and I just wanted to post another one telling everybody what a success Jamie's Bible Study has been. From the time I posted the first blog we've had about four new people coming and maybe another one on the way. Last night we talked about our life in the next couple of weeks and how our lives will change when we listen to what God wants us to do for him and we watched a movie called Facing the Giants. It's about a football coach who has a bunch of problems like his car won't work most of the time, his stove stops working, his football team can't seem to win a game and his wife just won't get pregnant. And towards the middle of the movie he puts everything aside and listens to what God has to say and someone gets him a brand new truck, his team wins the state championship two years in a row and his wife gets pregnant. See that's really what life is all about. Listening to God and to what he has in store for each person on this earth to do.

Before I go, I wanted to tell everybody who's reading this that God loves you!:)

You never would've guessed that that was from a 12 yr old. She turns 13 in October. She loves to write and loves to blog. I hope you don't mind.

We did talk about creation and Easter this morning for King's Kidz. I have to say it was neat to see them tuned in. They watched a short documentary on the real Easter Story-their choice, while we ate breakfast pizza, and then we talked about creation, the first days of it. How wonderful to see that God made everything perfect before He created us. We talked about God preparing the earth for us like new parents preparing a nursery for a new baby. Everything was fine until we, the Adams, entered into an agreement with Satan that God was a liar and not kind. We, along with Adam and Eve, agreed that God owed us "more". Instead of boasting of how He created us and gave us everything. I still think I know best at times and I can still think I need other than what God has given me. Am I alone in that?

UP Bible study, we did indeed finish up "Facing the Giants". Our challenge to the kids was to do what the team did. The turning point for the team was to be obedient to those in authority above them. The coach turned to God, the team began to obey their caoches, teachers and parents and to live with a new philosophy, "If we win, we praise Him-if we lose, we praise Him." The kids promised to try this until Spring Break. I'm praying they continue in it! I am praying for their salvation.

Wednesday at The Next Door Bible Study we had, again, new faces. We continued in Genesis talking about Jacob and his departure from Laban. We talked about how God was taking care of Jacob. In fact, God told Laban in a dream, "Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad." Genesis 31:24. Pretty powerful stuff! It would be exciting enough if your father stood behind you telling someone murderously angry with you that same statement, but to have the God of the universe invade your enemy's sleep with a stern warning! Wow! That's what I want! Don't let them sleep God, terrify them before they even get to me. That's my God!

We talked about God being a God of grace and how that grace glorified Him. We talked about the world being black and white, a place of absolute truth, God's truth. It is true that if you blur the lines and try to live in the gray area of life that you deny God and the grace that delivers us from that rigid standard. God said, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion..." Exodus 33:19 It is God's decision on how His people are delivered from situations. He knows how to do it and do it well. We do not trust Him to care for us, the very beings He created from dust. That is so arrogant. But thank God for the grace given to us because He understands our fears.

We will be gearing up for the Easter Egg Hunt outreach. Would you please keep us in your prayers? Thank you for the Bibles we have recieved! I appreciate the support. Please pray for the Ladies' Night Out at Green Acres Baptist Church this Thursday. I believe God has a message for some people and possibly some answers to some questions. May He bless you this week and may you glorify Him.

To God be the glory,
Jamie