Wednesday and Thursday were interesting days. One of the things I had noted that I would be doing was working with my pastor to update our ministry to the seniors in our church. We spent time Wednesday morning working on a 2015 agenda for our Young at Heart Ministry. One of the things we have been praying about for some time was for someone to step up and lead this program. He called me yesterday to tell me that a man in our church who is a principal at one of our elementary schools in town and had been an educator for over forty years had stopped by his office and told him that he was resigning his position and retiring from education effective December 31 and that he and his wife wanted to take over the Young at Heart Ministry. Our prayers were answered but certainly not in the fashion we had ever imagined. What a great God we serve. I also had a great visit with a family that have recently retired and moved to Sulphur Springs. The have attended our church and I wanted to visit with them to answer any questions they have about our ministries and find out about their relationship with Christ. We had a wonderful visit talking and sharing about all the great things Christ has done for us through the years. We prayed together and asked God to show them where he wants them to serve him in Sulphur Springs. Hopefully He will bring them to Central.
I am continuously amazed at how God works when we pray. The answer may not always be what we want and the solution may seem to come from left field because His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. If we just ask and be ready to receive He will work. We can relax in His arms knowing that His best will be accomplished if we will just pray for His perfect will to be done and accept what He chooses to do when He wants to do it.
This has been wonderful week of rest, renewal, and restoration. Today I will spend time in Bible study and prayer. Contemplating things I knew already but was reminded of again this week. I have once again been reminded that those that have walked with God the longest have much to share if we will just ask and listen. If you are reading this blog find a senior citizen this week and ask them to tell you what they have learned through the years about God. I have also been reminded again that when we work, we work but when we pray God works. Spend time today and every day fellowshipping with your heavenly Father.