Well, what began as a surprise for Mara and the boys has turned into a surprise for me. I came to the great town of Atlanta last Thursday for the weekend and am still here. Rain began and rain did NOT go away...Alf started making jokes saying we were going to need to build an Ark! What I've experienced this weekend is the closest I've ever been to natural devastation. Near 20 inches of rain in a given 4 day period. There is water literally everywhere. Schools are closed. Interstates have become ravines. Boat rescues are taking place in neighborhoods where people can't get out. Fires have broken out. Deaths. People missing. 17 counties declared disaster zones. And more storms possibly brewing.
One thing God has reminded me though is HE IS IN CONTROL. Of the rain and my life. There is a hope and a peace knowing AND believing that! My trip to Atlanta has turned into something I didn't expect but rather Jesus' PERFECT timing for me to be
refreshed and enjoy true rest.
Awhile ago I blogged about Crazy Love- Francis Chan's new book that had come out. I read that book twice and the Lord taught me so much about HIM! Things I had always known but this made it real all over again for me. I've had many friends who have gone through it and had the same experience in their hearts!
Well....Mr. Chan has done it again! His new book that I picked up a little over a week ago is even more anointed than the first. Forgotten God is powerful. It brings my blindness of the Holy Spirit to a clear and bright LIGHT going off in my heart. His words are profound and beyond comparison to what our flesh has done to the very Spirit that walks one foot ahead of us and many times carries us in this journey we call life. His book encourages ALL believers (and the church) to reverse the trend of neglecting the Spirit and rather pursue the
SPIRIT-filled life that God's very desire is for us.
Click here to see Francis Chan talk about his book...
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