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Promises

I wish I had more than question marks to write about today.  My strange health symptoms have remained mysterious, and because I haven't heard from the neurologist yet, it seems I have a bit more waiting left on my time-card.
The great news is that I am feeling much better!  I still have one short blurp during each day when exhaustion takes me to my bed or the couch for a nap.  There are occasional instances of some disconcerting pain, tingling and numbness that crawls up my left leg and arm, but for the most part, I am starting to feel a bit more normal.

Perhaps the best part in all of this has been the transformation that has taken place in the hearts of Calvin and myself.  In the past weeks the Lord has been working on both of us and through our offerings of prayer and earnestly seeking His will, He has revealed to us "impossible projects" that He would have us work towards.  I eagerly await a date when I can share these "projects" with you, but now is not the time.  I can share that Jesus divinely exposed His plan to Calvin and me at the same moment, and after we had time to process and swallow the improbability of its possibility, a new sense of peace coated our entire beings with the promise that it was absolutely achievable through Christ who is Lord over all!   We then had a beautiful time of prayer and commitment to strive toward what He has planned for our lives.  Sitting at our dining-table, we wrote out God's promised goals and cemented them with confidence into our hearts with some verses that God gave to us that night:

Matthew 19:26
"Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

John 16:23-24
"I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.  Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete."

As we continue to wait for answers and strive towards the "impossible", our faces are lifted toward the sky, soaking in every ounce of Son-light and following His leading with confidence!  I can hardly wait to see how God is going to provide, not only for our needs, but also for His promises!


Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

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