embracing the power of God ( repost )

( This was previously written and posted over 4 years ago. But I felt it was worth sharing again.)

I have been awed by the power of God again!! I don't know why i would have ever doubted it anyway.

I know His greatness and power and what He is capable of doing. Yet it is so easy to doubt sometimes, and to loose faith. And then when you see Him work, your like, "WOW! Look what God can do!"

But of course He can. He rolled back the mighty red sea, He shut the lions mouths, He protected Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace, He made the barren woman fertile.

He did it then and He can do it know.

And priase God He can.

And we have to let go and God have control in our lives!!

So anyway in coming up to Canada we had trouble crossing at the border ( though i will not go into details here). We were flat turned down at the first crossing we went to by a very unreasonable and uncaring officer.

We did not feel right to to just except that and head back to Texas. We felt led to try at another crossing, and then if we were turned down, we would take that as an answer from God that it was not His will that we come up to Canada.

So just before the second attempt to cross we stopped the van, and all bowed our heads and held hands together and prayed to God that He would allow us to cross if it was His will. Each one us diligently prayed and embraced God's power in this. We said, "we know how very dim and bleak this looks, but if it is Your will then you can make it possible, with You we know there is nothing impossible. So let your will be done, Lord"

Then we headed to the border crossing for the second time.

It started out very dim again. We let them know we had just been turned down at an earlier crossing, plus they seen on the computer what the first officer had documented. This officer my husband was talking to said that since the first one had already made a decision there wasn't much he could do. But he was being very reasonable.

He kept checking into what could be done and discussing things.

In the mean time I was sitting with the kids and constantly praying. And I was thinking of Moses and about him going to the Pharaoh to plead to let the people go, and how he did not give up, but returned to the Pharaoh 7 times. Finally the heart of Pharaoh was softened, and he permitted the people to go. ( though he did peruse after them, but with a failed attempt.)

So my pray was, " soften Pharaoh's heart, let my people go."

My husband and the officer kept talking, and I kept praying, "soften Pharaoh's heart, let my people go."

Finally the officer says, " I usually never over-ride another officer's decision, but I have just for you all." He stamped the pass ports and issued my husband a 6 months visitor's visa.

We were ecstatic!!

And we knew it was all GOD!!

We were all in awe of God's great power, and how He literal moved mountains on our part.

 But then just about as fast, I was plagued with thoughts of of other doubt again. What if his application for permanent residence doesn't go through, what if when it does he is not able to find work, what if this, what if that?



 Then I thought of the Israelites again. God was upset at them for their faithlessness in Him. Here he had just set them free from Egypt, and delivered them from their enemies by rolling back the mighty red sea. And yet they doubted His ability to keep them fed and keep them safe in the desert, and started complaining. What a lack of faith on their part.

And I was doing the exact same thing. I just seen the mighty hand of God work on our behalf, yet doubted He could just as miraculously work everything else out.

So then I apologized to God, and admitted that, "Yes God was more than able to work everything else out, and that all I had to to do is sit back and rest"!!

Sit back and watch Him work!!

 An example of God working things out : I have already found me a doctor! Highly recommended, and a women doctor at that! ( I have had mid-wives previously for my others, so this is like an answered prayer) I am at over 6 months pregnant, so this is a major relieve to me to already have that issue tooken care of! Ain't God good!!!

So I know now that with out a doubt God can do the impossible!! YES HE CAN!!

And I will just sit back and wait on Him!!

Come on and join me, the ride is awesome!!

In Him, Mae