I am blown away today…
" Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21
He does immeasurably more than we even know to ask.
The book of Epehsians is so rich! The term "Immesurable" shows up several times in its 6 short chapters and it seems to be the "word of the week", if you will, for this season of my life.
I cannot, in my limited vocabulary, describe the greatness of God or the wonderful things He has done in my life. Immeasurable just seems to fits perfectly. And as I see the Lord work He just continues to add to the "immeasurableness" (if that is a word, either way I think it works) of it. I know He is greater than my finite mind can possibly wrap itself around, but yet I still find myself suprised at the Lord's provisions most days. Its like, I know some of the greatness of God, but then He does something that makes me say "Oh my goodness, can you believe that!" like its a new revelation or something.
This weekend was one of those times.
A couple months ago I decided to have a yard sale as a fundraiser for the World Race.
I thought I would ask several people to donate some "treasures" that I could sale to raise some money.
No big deal.
Well… I was wrong.
Saturday marked an EPIC yard sale! I have never seen so much stuff in my life.
I'm talking I had car, truck and trailer loads of stuff to sell.
I had several friends and family members (who obviously REALLY love me) volunteer their time to price everything, organize it, haul it in their cars, set up, and work the yard sale with me.
I even had my 2 nieces (4 and 7) volunteer to have a lemonade stand to help raise money.
There is absolutely NO WAY I could have done it on my own. Period. The end. It wouldn't have happened without their help.
So on Saturday I was blown away by several things… I was blown away by people's out pouring of material possession for me to sell and keep whatever profit it might bring for my trip, I was blown away by my family and friend's selfless giving of their time and energy to support me, I was blown away at how busy it was ALL day (I'm talking people were still buying stuff as we were packing it up), and I was blown away at how the Lord gave me over twice as much proceeds as I had asked Him for and we still had 4 car loads full of stuff to take to a local thrift store that raises money for battered women and children.
As we started packing up at the end of the day, my 7 year old niece kept bringing little items to me and asking how much it cost and if she could buy it. I kept telling her, "you can just have it sweety. Thanks for helping me today" She seemed dissappointed with that answer every time, but I didn't know why. Then, as we finished loading up all the boxes she handed me a small little plastic container with $2.25 in from her lemonade stand. I found out later from her mom, that she had made 9 dollars selling lemonade that day and she wanted me to have the money so she was trying to buy stuff from my yard sale so I could keep the money. So after buying a few things she just decided to give me the rest of the money. She is so precious!
Then! to top off the day… several of my friends participated in a Texas Hold 'em tournament to raise more money for my trip. (Before anyone freaks over a "poker tournament" it was just a fun excuse to spend time together and raise money for my trip. There was no actual gambling involved. hahaha) Congratulations Dan-O on winning and a huge thanks for all the donations raised! Sorry Coley…it was a valiant effort!
It may have been one of the longest, most tiring days ever, but it blessed me immensely and I am humled by the Lords provision and by the people in my life that love and support me so much!
Thanks!
Shelley
