church, voting and so much more!!

  Tonight we had our yearly business meeting at church.  What a night it was!  Let me take you back a few weeks almost a mother ago.  There was a meeting to nominate new people for the opens that we have for this upcoming year.  I prayed for those in the meeting before leaving the church that night after Awana and did not think much of it till my sweet friend called me and ask me if I would like to be a deaconess.  We talk and I ask what it would mean and what would be ask of me.  We had a great talk and she let me know that I had a few weeks to let her know.

   I got off the phone with her, and was able to think and pray about it.  Man ooo Man!!  What this has nothing to do with kids...and just in case you do not know I mainly deal with kids, it's just were I feel called.  What did they see in me that I was unable to see....  I spent many hours in prayer over it and ask others to prayer for wisdom for me.  And talk to a few that I knew would give me Biblical words of wisdom.  I came to a point that I knew what I was going to say.  I wanted to talk with one more person.  I had said that I would help them and wanted to make sure I know what they wanted from me and to make sure that they would not feel like I was unable to uphold what they were needed from me.  The time had come and I needed to give them my answer.

  My answer........ Yes!!!

  That brings us up to tonight, we needed to vote in 6 new deaconess there were 11 names.  I did not get voted in.

  I learn so much over this past month.  I was able to see how much I have grown, in the past I would have just said yes.  And not taking the time to pray about it, or even talk about it to others.  God also use this to show me that he can use me in other areas.  I could not have seen it!

 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 

 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

                                                       Proverbs 3:5-6

This verse is one that I have always had a hard time with.  How can I trust with all my heart, and not myself.  But come on, sometimes I need to know now, right?  No, the best timing is his timing.  And trusting in him with everything and not your own understanding, because we can not see the big picture.  We see the here and now, but not life times.  

I can say that I will be praying for those who did get voted in, and will keep helping out where and when I can.  I'm so thankful that I was able to take Proverbs 3:5-6 and use it in my life.  And can see the different that it brings in my life.  I'm so over joyed, that people seen things in me that I did not see.