Guiding Hand

Today Samantha came to us in tears and shaking. She explained how last year Mr. Eli Schrock showed a presentation in chapel of Cambodia and his work there. Today Preacher preached on God's guiding hand and knowing God's will. Sami surrendered to go to Cambodia, she really believes it is God's will for her to go to Cambodia to be a missionary.

She told me how she needed to start preparing for it. She needs to learn the language and get ready to go. I understand her go to attitude. I recall having it when I was not much older then her. However, Sami is 12 years old. and she has time. Not time to change her mind, but time to prepare. I explained to Samantha if she is really serious about this, then these are the areas she needs to prepare in, it didn't include knowing the language at this point.

You see it is the details in our life that we don't want to work at that will actually prepare us for the service for the King. It is the continuous piano practice, the violin, the flute. It is doing well with our oratory competition so we can speak in front of others, it is having good daily devotions and even obeying. If we can't obey our parents, then we will never obey God when the time comes. Something I learned way late in life.

God does want to use us, but we have to be willing to be used. We do that in taking care of the little things. I as a parent is extremely proud that my daughter has a soft heart for the Lord. I will be proud if she does work on the mission field. My biggest accomplishment isn't that my children work in Fulltime Christian Service. My biggest accomplishment will be helping my child find and do God's perfect will for their life. If that means secular work, so be it.

Bumpersticker

Well it started with a bumper sticker. I have a Mitt  
Romney sticker on my car. I was in Dekalb, Illinois, and Sami was in a business candy selling. This man knocks on my car window, with sign in hand. He told me he made the sign and it was magnetic. He asked me if I would like it. We tried fitting it on the back of my car. It doesn't fit so well, so we placed it on the side.

Finally, after multiple tries I got it to fit on the back. Since then I have been some very peculiar responses. None negative though.

Today alone, I have gotten 3 thumbs up, 2 huge smiles, and someone tailgating me trying to take a picture of it. At first I was paranoid, trying to figure out what was wrong. Then I realize it was all over this sign.

I am unsure how the election will go. But if it is anything like the excitement I have seen, I believe Romney must have many supporters. Ironic, enough, I have yet to see anyone say anything bad about it. That is surprisingly because earlier this summer, we had a Richard Murdock and an AntiObama sticker peeled off my car.