"My grace is sufficient"

"My grace is sufficient": Wise Men and Magic : As I read through Exodus, I am inspired and excited about how God's redeeming love is eminent. He allows us to be tested, and despite ou...

As I read through Exodus, I am inspired and excited about how God's redeeming love is eminent. He allows us to be tested, and despite our disbelief, fear, anxiety, and even despite the fact that we make our lives so loud with circumstance, the Lord continues to promise and lead us. I think of the amount of time it took Moses to finally speak to Pharaoh. He doubted himself because of his weaknesses. It is such a testament to our human nature when I read of Moses lecturing God. "I can't," he says. "I Am," the Lord responds. We doubt. We fear. We forget Whom we serve. And He says it best: "I Am." There are so many remarkable lessons I learn from the book of Exodus. The more I read through it, the better I understand God's love for me. But something stood out to me in particular. I thought it was worth a blog post, because it made me think... Moses is tested before he goes to speak to Pharaoh. He speaks to the Hebrews, who don't believe h...

Today, I am very happy that God has so many examples of using broken, unaccomplished people in the Bible. It makes me feel better. I can relate to the characters that God chooses to use. I forget things, I am late to things,I can be unorganized and unprepared. Let's be honest: I'm a disaster. It's easy  to place blame on the fact that I have a lot going on: Jazzercise instructor, High School English teacher, mom of two young kids, wife, neighbor, friend, church member, team mom..we all have commitments, and I want to do everything well, but it's nice to know that when I don't, I'm in good company. Does that make sense? Is there anyone else like that? I have a picture that I made in high school. I've never been very interested, nor have the attention span to be good at crafts. The picture honestly doesn't have very symmetrical lines, nor are the strokes from the paint brush washed away by the organization and beauty of the painting. But it's me. I...