He's Waiting

Thank you so much for all of your prayers, scriptures, sweet comments, e-mails, text messages and phone calls. We seem to be quite the "needy" family as of late! God couldn't have surrounded me with a better group of women at this time in my life though.


This weekend was full of emotions over the news that my teen daughter who just gave birth on April 9th is pregnant again.

I'm frustrated at her selfishness.
Why can my teen have babies with a guy that doesn't care about her or the baby she has now while there are couples out there praying with much desire for a little one of their own with no success?

I'm sad and mad all in the same breath.

I am furious with the bold role disobedience is playing in her life.

I don't know what she is thinking and get tired of trying to figure her out.

This is what I know in this moment of time.

There is no act of sin that my pregnant again teenage daughter can commit that will make her Savior turn His back on her. Nothing.


She may choose to let sin separate her from God and grieve His heart at the moment, but it does not make the love He has for her fade.


This morning I listened to my son Aaron's favorite song by Marvin Sapp called "Praise Him in Advance". These words really struck me:
I’ve had my share of ups and downs, times when there was no one around, God came and spoke these words to me, praise will confuse the enemy.


Praise will confuse the enemy.


The enemy expects for Gene and I to fight. Which we have.
He wants me to lash out at her. Which I did, but with much reserve.
He wants us to feel hopeless. I have felt that in the dark of the night.

The prince of Darkness has much hopeful expectation of defeat for all of us who have Jesus Christ in our life.

So what if we don't play by his rules?
What if instead we choose to praise?

What if we choose to praise the God that was not taken by surprise of what His lost daughter has done now.

What if instead of fighting, Gene and I hold hands and offer praise to Him?

What if we choose to praise God in advance for what He is going to do in our daughter's life?

WHAT IF we choose to confuse the enemy?

This song by John Waller really gave me an incredible picture of my daughter being embraced by her King again. I can't wait for that day! Her self esteem is low right now and she may feel like she is too far gone for Jesus to welcome her back, but any of us who have ever been in a pit knows this is a lie from the enemy. I pray that the grip Satan has on her thought life will be released and she will go running back into the open, waiting arms of Jesus Christ!

I praise Him in advance for the date that only God knows the exact time of her return to Him.

Thank you again for all of your love, support and prayers.

Please join me tomorrow for the YES to GOD Tuesday study of Lisa Whittle's amazing book, "Behind Those Eyes" and remember, if you haven't joined us, please get your book and do so.

We'd so enjoy your company!

God is good my friends.

This I know.

Love you,