Matthew 4:19 | A Satisfied Spirit

God is working in the world, around the world, to let us know that He is present, watching us and helping us.

We’ve had more rain in the last two months than in the entire 5 year period preceding. Our sump pump was working non-stop to keep water from the basement. Now, add to that to Ray being in the hospital because his heart doctor wanted to do a cath procedure and of course they found another blockage which required another stent (6 altogether now) and he would have to stay all night. When I went to the basement the next morning I was not expecting to see 2 inches of water covering the floor.

OK, what am I going to do now? Barefoot, I go to the bottom of the stairs and decide there is no way I’m going to put my feet in that water. I gave some thought to putting plastic bags on my feet (I have no boots) but quickly came to the conclusion that falling from the slipperiness created between plastic and water was not an option either. Then I saw my laundry baskets floating right in front of me…All right! I could put one foot in each and walk/slosh over to the pump to see what was going on. I unplugged and replugged but still nothing. So the thought occurred to me that perhaps it was a power problem. Over to the breaker box I sloshed. Flipped all the breakers because I hadn’t thought to turn the light on and said another prayer that God would intervene in this situation. Our sump is very quiet so I couldn’t tell if anything was happening or not and decided to go upstairs and get ready to go to the University Medical Center to pick up Ray. While sloshing back to the stairs, heading up and getting dressed for the day (Yes, I was still in my PJ’s through all the drama.) I was praying…Lord, You know I don’t really know what I’m doing here, You know that we don’t have a lot of ready cash, You know what I need…Please help us!

And He did! I looked into the basement as I walked by the door to head out to the garage and the sump had done the job. It was wet, but I could turn the fans and dehumidifier on high to take care of that.

I believe, without question, God heard my prayer and answered every part of it. The sump pump is still working and the basement is dry. He knows my every need. I’ve learned to depend on Him for everything. He is my Provider, my Power Source, my Counselor.

You’ll find a similar story of God’s provision over at Amazing Battery Power from God. Anne lives in Australia and writes much about God’s work in her life. Check it out!

These stories are popping up all over the web from bloggers around the world. God is alive and well and acting on His children’s requests every moment. What a mighty God we serve!

Blessings to you and yours!

Marie

My dad was an avid fisherman. As soon as the weather was warm enough to be on the lake he was there. Of course, he taught all three of his girls the skills necessary to be fisherman. Such things as putting our own bait on the hook, quiet conversation or no talk at all, and of course how to swim if we fell out or the boat capsized were patiently taught until we got it. To this day all three of us still enjoy a quiet morning on the water. In fact I can still filet and skin a fish.

Jesus was into fish too! His first disciples were persuaded to follow Him by telling them they would become ‘fisher’s of men’. In Matthew 4:19 we are not only told He said this but they followed immediately. Then he walked down the road a bit and said the same thing to two more fisherman. They followed immediately. These four men Peter and Andrew, James and John became Jesus’ BFF’s!

Jesus also used 5 loaves and 2 fishes to clearly show that He could and would provide for His people. (My husband jokes that we will be served fish and chips in heaven, at the Great Banquet, because of the number of times fish is a part of the Story.)

When Jesus appeared to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee, before His Ascension, guess what He served? Yep! He was cooking fish and invited his friends to have breakfast with Him. John 21:12-13

In the first century church the fish symbol (Ichthus) was used by believers to identify themselves as Believers. These friends of Jesus would ‘write’ the upper half-circle of the fish when they met someone and if that person finished the lower half-circle they were recognized as a fellow Believer.

Do you use a symbol to proclaim your belief? Do you wear a cross? Do you unashamedly carry your Bible? Do people ask if you’re a Believer because of how you act or look? Do you willingly talk about Jesus when someone notices what you’re wearing, carrying or modeling? I take every opportunity I find to talk about my Jesus. You can too!

Heavenly Father, shine through me. Let others see Your love, faithfulness, joy, delight…when they see me. Oh, Lord, let my life be totally about You! Make it so in Jesus Name!