How much do you trust God?

Do you trust him enough to let Him be in control? To give Him everything and lay everything at His feet? Do you trust Him enough to were you pray and wait on Him to be your guide? Or do you just jump and do what your mind tells you to do? Do you trust Him enough to let go of you worries and lean on Him? Do you trust him enough to know that when you walk through fire you will not be burned? Do you trust Him enough to know if you are faithful, He will be there to fulfill your needs?
~From: "Grace For The Moment" vol.2 Max Lucado~
~Enough For Today~-
"I will cause food to fall like rain from the sky for all you. Every day the people must go out and gather what they need for that day." ~Exodus 16:4
God liberated His children from slavery and created a path for them through the sea. He gave them a cloud to follow by day and fire to see by night. And He gave them food. He met their most basic need: He filled their bellies.
Each morning the manna came and each evening the quail appeared. "Trust me. Trust me and I will give you what you need." The people were told to take just enough for one day. Their needs would be met one day at a time. "Just take enough for today." Was God's message. "Let me worry about tomorrow." The Father wanted his people to trust Him.
Do you trust in God to provide for you daily? To lead your way? Are you always worried about the next day? And where you are going to the money to pay that bill? Are you going to get that new job? How is this or that going to work out?
I think what the scripture- Exodus 16:4 is saying, is to trust God and to know that if you are faithful, He is there. It may not happen when you think it should, but if you trust in God, it will happen when His will says it should. Things may be down to the wire, but it is only a test of our trust and faithfulness.
Have faith in knowing that He will carry you through what ever it is you are going through. He will push aside whatever obstacle is in your way. He will pick you up and place you on the other side of that mountain. Whatever trouble comes your way, trust and know that He is there.
"In the time of trouble, He shall hide me in His pavillion." ~Psalms 27:5
I pray to have faith like Paul. He wanted so bad to be a missionary, but for a reason, God allowed Him to be sent to prison. Paul could have given up so easily, but he didn't. He had faith while he waited and trusted that God would bring him to eventually be a missionary. He wrote the Epistle of Philemon, Phillipians, Colossians and the Ephesians. Are you willing to trust God to bring you where He wants you to be? And while waiting, glorify Him?

~Endure til the end~

~"Those people who keep their faith til the end will be saved."~ Matthew 10:22

Have you ever just wanted to give up, throw in the towel and just walk away? We all have. But Christ has called us to be fighters, challenger's, conquerors. Not quitters.
It is in His promises that if we do not give up, we will be saved. If we endure til the end, we are written in the Lamb's Book of Life!
There can be so many challenges in life, marriage, raising children, difficult family members. We must fight to make it what it needs to be! Like a boxer who is all bruised and bloody at the end of his win, like a rock climber who is full of cuts and scrapes when he makes it to the top of the mountain and like a praying mother who has marks on her knees from praying so hard for her family, we must not give up! I can't help but think of the pierced skin and beaten body that Christ endured when He willingly hung on a cross for our sins. He didn't give up. He fought for what He knew was right.
Mother Theresa is credited with saying, "God didn't call us to be successful, just faithful."
The promised land is not for those who coast through life, without a fight, it is for those who fight for what is right and endure til the end.
Are you a fighter or are you just someone who is going to lay down and let go what you know is right?

~GOOD GOBBLE SHEPARD'S PIE~

~Well as some of you know, Beau and I are going on our 4th week of changing our way of eating! We have totally impressed ourselves with what we are open to trying. New vegetables, new meats, etc. We are trying our best to stay away from processed foods, fatty foods, and things that are just plain not good for our bodies. Trying to feed our bodies the fuel that it needs to burn fat and keep healthy! Lots of grains, proteins and fresh fruits and vegetables! For the first time, Beau and I are on the same page with our eating and it feels so good! And of course exercise is a key part of what we are doing and it feels awesome!
~I have also starting taking a course online @ settingcaptivesfree.com on bad eating habits. I am learning so much about what God's word says about us feasting at His table. And filling ourselves with His love instead of other wordly things. I totally recommend this course for anyone who struggles with bad eating habits. It is teaching me alot about myself and how to get through my daily struggles.
~Here is what I cooked for dinner tonight~
GOOD GOBBLE SHEPARD'S PIE
is what I am calling it!

1 lb. Ground White Turkey Meat
1 Med. White Onion (chopped)
3 Zucchini (sliced)
3 Yellow Squash (sliced)
1 Head Cauliflower (chopped)
4 Ears of Corn (cut corn off the cob)
16 oz. Low Fat Shredded Cheddar
1 Cup Beef Broth

~Combine all chopped and sliced veg., (including corn) other than onion in large pot, and season with salt and black pepper according to your prefrence. Sautee until tender using beef broth to keep from sticking.
~Combine meat and chopped onion in skillet and season with salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and cayenne pepper according to your prefrence. Brown and use beef broth to keep from sticking.
~In large baking dish, layer veg. mixture on bottom, then meat mixture, and then top with shredded cheese, and spread evenly. Bake @ 375 until golden.
I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

this crazy, busy, wonderful life!

~Life has gotten the best of me these days! We have been crazy busy! But the key to not going crazy, is to make sure to be well prepared for whatever may go wrong and to enjoy the good times and get past the bad. The girls have been having a great summer so far! Tristan has been going back and forth, week to week with her dad. And Aiden and I have been connected at the hip. Between 3 different play date groups that we attend, 2 being once a week, and one more that we are trying to make it to, they haven't had a chance to stop! And Tristan is about to start crocheting lessons! And then for Beau and I, he works pretty much 6 days a week, sometimes 7, plays drums a couple of weekends a month, and a couple of Wednesdays during the month....I have been busy planning a wedding for a friend, and then I am co-ordinating one this week...and one in a couple of weeks. Beau and I attend a couple's Bible study every other week and I host a women's Bible Study every other week opossite our other study and Church on the weekends. And of course every day things, cleaning, cooking, etc....and I know I am forgetting some things. I am running out of breath just typing this! But, you know, it doesn't get overwhelming when you keep God first and stay organized!!!!! I am so thankful for this busy, crazy, wonderful life!