IT'S ALL ABOUT SERVING OUR SAVIOR!: NOT PERFECT....JUST FORGIVEN!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

NOT PERFECT....JUST FORGIVEN!

A few days ago a kid was showing me pictures of his mother. I said she's very pretty. He said; yes she is and I can't wait to go home again. When Gary and I first started this ministry this kid told me why he was here. Details that no mother would want her children to endure, but this kid did. Then it hit me like a brick. I thought, with everything his mother put him through, he still thinks shes beautiful. He still sees her as perfect.... because shes his mother. Then today I seen the picture above and it reminded me of the pictures of this kids mom. I thought about us (being sinners) nailing Jesus to the cross, and yet he has forgiven us. He is carrying us....THE ONES WHO CRUCIFIED HIM! What a forgiving God. My father is awesome. Just like a child sees their mom as the most beautiful person in the world, God sees us in the same way. After everything we did (and do) to him, he loves us more than anything. He still loves us knowing all our faults and all our thoughts. And you know what....HE LOVES YOU AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT!

THOUGH THE MOUNTAINS BE SHAKEN AND THE HILLS BE REMOVED,
YET MY UNFAILING LOVE FOR YOU WILL NOT BE SHAKEN
NOR MY COVENANT OF PEACE BE REMOVED',
SAYS THE LORD, WHO HAS COMPASSION ON YOU.
ISAIAH 54: 10

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Our Beggining and how it all got started

My husband, Gary, was the pastor of a church in Conway, AR. He resigned because we felt like God wanted us some where else. We came back to our home church in Little Rock, AR. and waited on God to show us where to he wanted us to go. I prayed every night; Lord show me where you want me to go and I will be willing to follow. I prayed for a full-time ministry and for the Lord to show me how to love as he does. I felt I didn't really know how to love and I wanted to learn. Gary soon got a call from a church by our home that was looking for a pastor. We went there for several Sunday's for him to preach and was told that the church was going to call him to pastor. On that same day, I received a call from my best friend to please pray for a set of house parents at ABC Homes. Immediately I knew what God was asking us to do. Two weeks later we set off for our trip to visit ABC Homes. I was very excited to be going, but thought I can't do this. I liked my time to myself, I liked to get up and go when I wanted. I didn't want to be around a house full of kids and kaos all day! God put me in my place real fast. He let me know how selfish I was being. I had just told him the night before, you tell me where to go and I will follow. Now I was telling God I couldn't? Well, he convicted me real quick on that one. We spent the night at ABC homes in Monticello and got to know some of the kid's. They were so happy and so full of love. Gary and I got up the next morning and walked through the campus. I started crying feeling overwhelmed by the presence of God. God was all over the campus and he said; Denise, this is where you will serve me. Gary felt the same conviciton and we knew God needed us there. We stayed for almost a year and felt God asking us to move on. We gained custody of a 17 year old boy, Jackie, who is on fire for the Lord. We are very excited about what God has instore for our family and very excited to have kids to minister with us. God is so good! We seek his will for our lives always!

OUR LIFE

I am so glad you dropped by to read what we did today. It is so nice to know that we have prayer warriors on our side. Please continue coming back and viewing the blog so you will know where some of our prayer needs are. God bless you all. We love you and hope you have a great day!

Love, Gary and Denise