How Much God Time Did You Have This Weekend?

Do you all realize that yesterday was Veteran's Day?  Did you do anything to celebrate this?  Did you thank a vet?

Yesterday at our church the Vets were Thanked, they were honored, they were prayed over and they were given a small token...I say small because, compared to what they did and what they do for our country, anything that we could give them is small.

Mu husband and I discussed this little ceremony on our way home.  And even though we were not being honored, we felt honored or maybe I should say we felt proud to belong to a church, like Harvest Chapel, (Route 30 between Abbottstown and Cross Keys, in PA) that thinks of such ways to bring honor to someone who has given so much.  Thank you Harvest Chapel!

Also on Saturday evening we went to church to hear what is happening at a mission in Nyasoti, Kenya, East Africa!  Wow!  What amazing stuff.  We heard from Mr. John Zellmer, He arrived there to start up a Christian school and orphanage and had three weeks to do this, on a hillside that had nothing, we saw the pictures and there was absolutely nothing there.  And some people showed up from around the community and did it with the help of All Mighty God.  The school building was built a small building was built to house the orphans, a small building was built to house John Z., who is now affectionately call I think Babo which is grandfather in their language.  This may only be close, but I think this is what was said.  To see the full program you will have to wait about one week and then you will be able to see it at: http://www.harvestchapelpa.com/medias/fullmedialist  And then just look for the Saturday night date of 11/10/12.

Okay so now I have given you a rounded version of our attendance at church.  But I would really like to delve a bit deeper into Pastor Don's sermon from Sunday morning.  He titled it, “Rejoice....We Can Do This Thing!"  And what an awesome time of learning.  I believe the main thing that I took away from Sunday’s teaching was that NO ONE can steal your joy, unless you allow them to, so in essence they are not stealing it, you are giving it to them...big difference. 

Story time....I was once in a relationship, that was heading towards marriage.  And I was in this relationship for more than six years, and it was truly heading no were. But of course I couldn't see this,  The old story of not being able to see the forest for the trees...that was me, I was standing in the middle of the trees and couldn't see the forest.  Have you all ever been there?  I said it was heading towards marriage, I said at one time that I would be happy to sign a prenuptial agreement,”Oh no that's not necessary," I was told. A date was set by the two of us and one week before the supposed date I was asked to sign a prenuptial agreement (remember I had offered to sign one months back, when we first started talking about marriage).  But of course this would postpone our wedding date, again, because it would have to be written up by an attorney and then signed and sealed and what ever else.  And this was about the forth or fifth delay and I finally said, "Enough!"  Even though a new house had been purchased by this man, and just about completely furnished, and I mean down to lovely furniture for my two children's bedrooms.  I walked away.  And I had given this man my JOY.  He was not able to give to me of himself...and this was what I wanted needed, somehow I ended up giving him myself and my joy with it.  It took a while for me to get it back, but with the help of my children and my sister, I was able to refill my joy cup. 

You see when it says in the bible, that my cup overflows, Psalm 23: 5 you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  I believe that what David is talking about is his joy.  And I am not sure that this is biblical, I will have to ask, but I will never completely deplete my joy cup again.  My Husband that God directed me to, adds to my cup of joy overflowing everyday, and I hope that I do the same for him. 

Well Pastor Don this was a portion of what I took away from your sermon yesterday, how did I do?  Oh and don't forget to smile and leak all over everybody today as well as be a blessing to everybody you see today.