A Time to Give Thanks

A week ago, I was wrestling with the Lord over the nutrition plan that Jeff is currently following because of the difficulty of living it out.  Quite frankly, Jeff is healed in the name of Jesus, but tired and weary of the tediousness of his particular plan.  He spends many hours a day preparing food, juicing, taking supplements and what not.  Don't get me wrong, every minute of it is SO WORTH IT!!! But I have felt for a long time that the degree to which we are following this plan might not be necessary. However, we are certain that God led us down this path, feel that it is "our creek" (see the story about the act of obedience required of Naaman for healing 2 Kings 5:11), and had to hear from God in a very convincing way that we could stop "washing in this creek" in order to feel good about it.

So I did what I have done many times and I layed out a fleece like Gideon. The Lord brought to mind the scripture "Be still and know that I am God" so I asked him to convince me by showing it to me. 

Later that morning I went to Christmas village with my sister and gasped when I saw a hand painted sign with that verse on it. Wow, God, that was quick!. But this is BIG so could you do it again?

During the week, I picked up a devotional book of a coworker's and the devotional I opened to had the scripture in it!!! (Don't miss this, I rarely look at that particular book and what are the chances I would OPEN to a devotional with this scripture in it?) Thank you Lord.  I'm beginning to believe. Again?

And then..... the best was yesterday morning when I was reading through the blogs Nena and I have written, reflecting on how God SPOKE Extraordinary God into existence when I first heard Him whisper "Beach", not knowing that Nena had planned Easter beach events on the very beach that He was speaking about, how His Glory had SHOWN UP, and then I came to a blog Jeff had written.  The ONLY blog that Jeff had written! I about fell off the couch when I saw this picture posted on that blog!

If you don't believe me look back at the blog dated May 21, 2013 and appropriately titled "Taking a Stand of Faith".




Isn't it sweet of God to renew my confidence in the fact that He speaks into MY life by my reminding me through the blogs, and then to speak again?!!!!! Extraordinary!!!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!! The God who CREATED THE UNIVERSE SPOKE into my little ole life and convinced me (and later Jeff as I retold him the story) that we no longer had to swim in this creek!!

As if this was not enough, Friday, November 15th ended up being an EXTRAORDINARY day! One for the Smith history books! Shortly after my revelation, I was going through the mail and opened Brady's acceptance letter to UAB, Brady started on a National spiritual modified fast lead by Jordin Rubin called the Daniel Diet (how the Lord led us to this is another great testimony), and our family traveled to Orange Beach
to celebrate in advance the good results that God has assured us we will get on November 26th when Jeff has his six month scans.  We are celebrating in FAITH, because once we have the scan results, it will be FACT.  Just like the fact that it DID NOT RAIN OUT Extraordinary God, despite the weather
predictions! We stood in FAITH and it became FACT! We serve an EXTRAORDINARY God!!! It's all over but the rainbows...