I wasn't sure what fiel meant but looked it up and it is one of my favorite attributes of God, Faithful.
In Spanish the word, "es" implies a characteristic or permanent general trait about a person.
Where the word "esta" implies temporary condition and a couple more things but...I don't understand that completely.
Anyways, after I looked up the word it hit me, God IS faithful. That will never change!
And oh how He has been teaching me that lately. It's a phrase that I keep repeating often.
He is faithful in the early mornings.
He is faithful with providing food to fill the stomachs that just finished eating 3 eggs for breakfast, even if they just ate.
He is faithful to bring naptime everyday, lately all of them have been going down at the same time
He is faithful in getting us through the bewitching afternoons and dinner times.
He is faithful to bring giggles from being outside.
He is faithful even when I don't hear "Mom, I love you!"
I could go on...but the point, He is faithful!
He doesn't change when my attitude wavers.
He doesn't change when my cup of coffee is cold for the third time.
He doesn't change when babies don't sleep, get sick or smack their head on the tile floor.
He doesn't change when it's fried eggs again for dinner and there's water all over the table because the boys decided to do "cheers!" He is faithful in teaching and shaping me.
Where the word "esta" implies temporary condition and a couple more things but...I don't understand that completely.
Anyways, after I looked up the word it hit me, God IS faithful. That will never change!
And oh how He has been teaching me that lately. It's a phrase that I keep repeating often.
He is faithful in the early mornings.
He is faithful with providing food to fill the stomachs that just finished eating 3 eggs for breakfast, even if they just ate.
He is faithful to bring naptime everyday, lately all of them have been going down at the same time
He is faithful in getting us through the bewitching afternoons and dinner times.
He is faithful to bring giggles from being outside.
He is faithful even when I don't hear "Mom, I love you!"
I could go on...but the point, He is faithful!
He doesn't change when my attitude wavers.
He doesn't change when my cup of coffee is cold for the third time.
He doesn't change when babies don't sleep, get sick or smack their head on the tile floor.
He doesn't change when it's fried eggs again for dinner and there's water all over the table because the boys decided to do "cheers!" He is faithful in teaching and shaping me.
We have been in Costa Rica for 8 months and I have no idea where the time went. My mom life is pretty much the same here with the basics; eat, clean, eat, sleep. I don't know if it's learning to be a mom of three busy boys, living in a new place or a mix of both, but God has been teaching me a lot.
The teaching time isn't easy and God never promised that it would be either. It reveals sin, it reveals what our hope is in, it reveals where change needs to happen.
The teaching time isn't easy and God never promised that it would be either. It reveals sin, it reveals what our hope is in, it reveals where change needs to happen.
I know I'm not alone.
I know that I will need to be reminded that God is Faithful often.
I know that God is working in my life.
I'm writing this out not to complain about where I am in life but to look back on and see God's faithfulness over time. It's easy to get in a funk. I hate being in a funk and yes, it happens, thanks sinful flesh.
So, preaching the Gospel back to myself, listening to scripture, listening to Christian CDs is what I do to remind myself that God is faithful.
A great CD that has brought me a lot of encouragement is this http://www.seedsfamilyworship.com/release/seeds-of-courage-vol-1/. Mom friends, definitely check these out. A friend sent them down to us and what a blessing they have been already for us. The boys love it too!
So friends, push on. Focus on the Gospel. Focus on the joy. Focus on the truth. We are sinners. He is faithful!
So friends, push on. Focus on the Gospel. Focus on the joy. Focus on the truth. We are sinners. He is faithful!
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Thank you for your prayers. Please keep praying. We love it here, God is moving in many ways in our lives and within the ministry. We are adjusting well but there are many hard days. Pray that we would remember God's goodness and grace.
