Those Things Only God Can Do!

The sun is setting on another day in the Tetons, God's blessings continue to flow and I'm so grateful for all He's done for me, the seen and the unseen! I'm still in the process of selling the vehicles (2 down and 1 to go) and still preparing for a possible move; seeking His will and His timing, as I move forward day by day, looking to Him for guidance in each step. Ministry is still written on the tablet of my heart and I'm looking to Him for instructions as how I might join Him in His work, but still feeling bogged down, at times, with the temporal things, the estate stuff.

God provided a buyer last week for Jim's Convertible PT Cruiser and blessed my socks off when God gave me $1000 more than I thought I'd get, being in area with a cooler climate. God prepared a man's heart, he knew what He was doing. He said, "I don't take advantage of widows." God, also, provided a buyer for my ATV last night, which I am praising the Lord for! I realized after they left that there seemed to be $200 more, tucked in, than we had settled on for the cost. I called, immediately, to tell them about the mistake, but I was told, "No, Sheryl, that's separate, that's for you." God never ceases to amaze me! He continues to provide for me just as He promised, in "unimaginable ways!" I am in awe of Him!

I thought God had a buyer for Jim's ATV, as well, last night. A man looked at it on Thursday and called me on Friday to say he wanted it and could we finalize it on Monday. But he called last night at 6:00, just at the time we were suppose to finalize the deal, to say that he decided he needed something smaller to fit his business trailer. God has taken care of every detail, He's left nothing out; this is a purposed delay, He will provide, in His timing, for this need too! (Timing is everything!)

Though, I'm looking forward to moving beyond the focus of what to do with all these temporal things, my greatest joy this week was seeing God at work in someone that I've grown to care, deeply, about and been praying for. We can know when someone is being inquisitive about spiritual things, that God is at work, drawing them! It was such a joy, to drop everything and to be available to answer the questions God was working in her heart. Oh, how it makes my heart soar, to watch Him opening someone's spiritual eyes and giving them understanding! God has provided the opportunities, twice this week, for us to spend an hour together at a time and another for 30 minutes, just to talk about spiritual things. Those questions about how we come to God on His terms and the difference between Christianity and religion thrill my heart! You know God is at work when you hear, "This was a great conversation! I'm learning alot I didn't know or understand. I went to church, as a child, but I must not have been listening."Wow! That's something only God can do!

1 Corinthians 2:14 says,
"But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised."

Only God can draw a man or a woman to Himself! He alone gives understanding of His truths and the insight to recognize our sin and need for a Savior! This was something He was already doing, nothing I did or could do, but oh, what a joy to be able to join Him and to share the answer to those questions from His Word. I have no power to change a heart or to save a soul; to give understanding or to transform a life, but when God sets out to do this, He completes it! I'm so excited to see God's love at work in this one that doesn't even understand the depth of His love for her yet!

Where is God at work around you? Who's asking questions and seeking answers? When we see God at work, changing a heart, drawing them to Himself, that's our invitation to join Him! (What a blessing it is to watch Him transform a life and remember when it was me! When somebody recognized Him at work and gave of their time to answer my questions and to show me His love!)

May God bless you this week as you seek to join Him in what He's doing around you! These are opportunities for eternity, I don't know about you, but I don't want to be so busy with the temporal things, that I miss out on what really matters for eternity! Have a great 4th!