March 4, 2024
4:10 am
Zechariah 4:10 – Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” (The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)
I was listening to a podcast this morning because my eyes were still too tired to read. It was talking about preparing for your dreams. Number 1 thing? Write them down. Which I do already. But then they said start saving. And I’m like I’m not even making ends meet right now.
Sidebar: I just stopped and transferred the money right now.
I currently am not seeing the resources to make it past next week. I committed to returning tithes and offering on the gross rather than the net for the past couple months. Truthfully it has made things so much harder. Sadly I don’t have the testimony of some unknown relative bequeathing me money once I started tithing on the gross, but I am thankful that I am.
Right. Back to the story. The speaker said her parents started with $25 a month. And I’m like, but if I do that I won’t even make it past the week!! Truth is, I won’t make it past the week with what I currently have anyhow. But I did commit to $25 a month from next month. As I was writing the thought came, “Why not now?” hence the sidebar. I stopped and transferred the money to a savings account I have with no debit card attached.
After doing that it leaves me with a whopping $81 for the rest of the month. Yahweh, I pray for your blessing over this resource. Whether it multiplies or stays the same I won’t “daydream” about possibilities. I will trust that whatever happens is your will. I pray for your continued grace in my life. I pray for the knowledge to know what to do each day. Thank you for your words in my life and help me not to despise small beginnings. Help me to trust you in every situation.
You are God and you are always in control. Thank you for being God of the universe. God of time. Of every facet of our lives. Thank you for the sacrifices that you made and still make for us.
Thank you for loving us. I love you.
Zechariah 4:6-7 – Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!
I had to pull out the commentary. That mountain that seems impassable? It can be levelled even if it’s just one pickaxe at a time. But it won’t be done by the might of many or the power of one. It will be done through the Holy Spirit so that when it is accomplished, when the goal is achieved, there would be no doubt that it was Yahweh at work. Thank you for your spirit that fuels us. That provides for us. That leads us in your will. Thank you.
2:03 pm : in my room (really in my bed)
This is not what I was going to write about, but it’s what I’m compelled to write on now.
The post for today says, “Keep telling your story” and I looked at it today after it was posted. But as I got home, I started listening to a sermon snippet, I saw a bunch of comments, “God is still writing my story.” And it made me stop. It’s not the same words, but it’s all part of the story. Because the full post says that “I’ll keep telling your (God’s) story while I’m going through this.” And the truth is, He’s still writing it and I have to keep telling it until he is finished or I’m dead. He’s still writing. I’ll keep telling.
Yahweh, you are not dead. You have not failed and as you write these stories help us to focus on the author. Help us to see you.
Yahweh, I pray that this church does more than just talk or pray. Prayer is good. It is necessary. It is vital. But you do call us to move also. Help us to move. As you have called us to. Provide for the youths in the church. A place of safety and trust. Let your will be done. This is my prayer in the name of Jesus. Amen.
