The following Glory Story was shared by a mom of several young children who is walking through an unwanted divorce with courage, faith and hope. In spite of her daily challenges and fatigue, she is choosing joy and lives by the power of the Holy Spirit who dwells in her. Please join me in praising God for this example of His power and presence in our day-to-day lives. And while you're at it, pray for this hurting but rejoicing family.
On Friday afternoon I received a 49 page divorce decree which my attorney called "the most complicated decree he has seen in his career." Unfortunately, the most important part (the separate parenting plan) was missing and is expected tomorrow.
Despite how unwanted, challenging and overwhelming all of this is, I wanted to tell you how I'm being encouraged by "God moments." When I went to bed Thursday night, I peeked at the devotional title for the next morning. It was titled, "With You To the End." That gave me hope that my prayers for the decree to come in by Friday would be answered.
When I woke up Friday and read the morning's devotional, it was more than perfect. It was based on John 14:16-17 (CEV), "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you." Even more fitting, I went on to read Matthew 28:20 (MSG): "I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age."
This morning (Sunday), on the way to church, my kids and I had not had a good morning. To top it off, we were running late and I got stopped by the long light at the intersection next to church. As I sat staring at the church, I glanced at the church marquee which read the words from — you guessed it — MATTHEW 28:20! I laughed and smiled all the way into the building.
God is GREAT all the time, but especially when He gives those "subtle" reminders right when you need them.
