God's Pride

I have been reading through the book of Job for the last couple of days during my personal time with God. I obviously know the story fairly well and have heard versions of it since childhood, but I'm always amazed how God can take a story from His word that you think you know so well and teach you something new. In chapter 2 of Job we are told that God suggested Job to Satan!

³And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still  holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.    Job 2:3

What an incredible thought! God had enough pride and trust in his servant Job to know that no matter what Satan threw his way, he would remain faithful. Oh that God could say that of me! It challenged me. Do I live in a way that God would not be worried about the snares the devil sets up for me? Would God suggest ME to Satan because He knew I wouldn't succumb? I don't know that I have reached a level of Godliness like that of Job, but this remarkable fact challenged me to continue to grow and develop my relationship with the Lord. The world can always use more "Jobs".

So Busy!

These past few weeks have been so hectic and busy. A couple weeks ago our church had a mother daughter brunch. My mother and I hosted a table and we all had a great time.

 Kony and I at the Mother/Daughter

 Our table...a fantastic brunch with fantastic people!

 Best Friends!

 I love these girls!

 Mom and me at the brunch

This past weekend, Tim and I went on a retreat with the teens of our church. We had such a great time, and it was awesome to see God work in the lives of some of the teenagers. The theme of the retreat was "To Save a Life". We watched this movie and discussed reaching out to the lonely and seeing others as Christ sees them.

I had such a good time getting to know some of the kids, watching them worship, and receiving a blessing from the sermons. Tim and I are both looking forward to working with the teens this coming year and look forward to what God will do.