Even Greater Things

Now that V-B-S is D-U-N(!), I'm reflecting on the past week and months. I'm choosing to call to mind the things I have heard God say and do.

Mercy, grace, restoration and redemption. I received these as VBS season promises from the Lord back in April. Another: "As good as things have been, even greater things will I, the Lord, do for you in your future."

Today I could write pages about God's grace upon me and the Assembly Team the week of VBS. Everywhere and every time we lacked, God made up the difference--and then some. His grace was sufficient. We learned again that we can ask God...and He will give us what we need. The team prayed a lot during VBS week. We saw God answer those prayers.

I've fallen more in love with VBS this year. Not the event, per se, but the people (not least of all, the kids!), and in short, the whole experience. It's a mission trip for our whole church family. This year, I walk out of VBS with a newfound trust in the Lord.

The joy and excitement of the kids during VBS week is contagious; it got all over me! God is restoring broken places in my life. He is releasing me from places of confinement and into the freedom to be like a child--the child He created me to be.

My challenge today? To continue in the momentum and direction He has begun. VBS is not a 5-day detour that ended by putting me back where I started. I am a different person today; I am in a different place--by His grace. And I ask Him for continued grace to call to mind and walk in the things that He has done. There's no better way I can thank Him than that.

A Brief Pause

Taking into consideration the date of my last blog entry, it would seem I've taken a break from writing them. This was an unintentional and, hence, unofficial break. This entry, however, is to inform you that I will officially be taking a break from blogging until post-VBS (Vacation Bible School).

Until then... V-B-S is F-U-N!!!