HE is a rewarder of them that diligently seek HIM!!!

• There is no stopping place to seek the Lord. I am amazed at his timing and how he gives more than we pray for. If you have something in your life, like I do that you have prayed and prayed and prayed till you just don't know how to pray anymore. Keep diligently seeking him!!! His word cannot lie and he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. I am so happy for the Sutton's being able to see their foster children and their mother opening the door for continued communications. All they ask for was for bad weather for a chance meeting and God orchestrated something much more. Steve has been steady like a rock during what is the most difficult trial for a man, to not have a place of provision for his family. He was doing an extreme manual labor job for so much less than he was educated for. I have always respected him, but this trial has provided me with a visual of his depth, that maybe he didn't even know he had. We really don't know what we are made of till we are put to the test. Sunday morning I saw and felt the peace of God fall on an innocent child that the enemy was back to his same old lying tricks again. The Word that Bro Sutton has been bringing to us, has been so encouraging, convicting, empowering and refreshing. His interaction with the sheep has been so encouraging. I already deeply loved them as my close friends and now I can say there is a renewed depth to that love and respect for them. We have been so blessed at Antioch through all these years and God has given us his best, now why wouldn't we want to give him ours. I am truly thankful that Bro Sutton was sent our way. God is so good if we can just hold on and trust when every fiber of our being says "NO WAY THIS IS EVER GOING TO WORK OUT" I am telling you it's going to work out, IF we will do our best to love the Lord with all our heart and our neighbor as our self, lean not to our own understanding, in all our ways acknowledge him and he SHALL direct our path. Many times in my life I have no idea where I am going and knowing that God is directing in ways I cannot understand keeps me steady, when everything under my feet, that I thought I stood on is gone.

• Erika and her precious or should I say precocious family came to visit for several days. I am going to remind Lance of his bragging about 5 weeks vacation that he only comes for a long weekend here. I am expecting a week next time. Erika sang "I Surrender All" Sunday morning from her heart. I know God is going to provide exactly what she needs for her family. It may not be how or when she wants it, but it will be better than she can imagine, if she will just keep seeking, keep trusting, keep holding on. Unless you have been failed by very important role models in your life, you have no idea how difficult it is to trust that God has time for your needs. But that couldn't be further from the truth. His word says, when mother and father forsake me, the Lord will take me up. Who better to take care of you, who better to stand up for you, who better to fight for you and give you beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, peace for unrest and all the many wonderful benefits of serving him. All he is asking of us is to do right according to his word. It's so simple and it won't ever change, if we do our very best to do the right thing, God is bound by his word to deliver us from all the things in this life that causes us to cry out to him. The righteous cry and the Lord delivereth him from ALL his troubles. I just thank God for the comfort of his word that keeps my eyes on him waiting for him to fulfill his promises in my life.

• He alone is worthy to be praised in all our circumstances for it is by him we live, we move and have our being.