Psalm 46:1-3
1  God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride.   Selah.

I had an opportunity to attend church this week.  It had been a couple weeks since I had seen my friends and those to whom I usually minister.  This past week, they ministered to us through specific, targeted prayer.  So many of you did the same for us, and I will tell you that it made all the difference in the world.  This week we were uplifted, kept safe and had a security that could only be supernatural.  This was not a "pick yourself up by the bootstraps" week.  I don't believe in that.  This was a week when we were kept by God in our meekness and weakness and our frailty.  He (not I) is strong.

There is nothing like a natural disaster to make you feel your finitude... to really drive home how small we all really are.  It is when I feel this vulnerable and I really understand that we are all one breath away from death or at least a major life change then I am amazed and ask the Psalmist’s question "Who is man that you are mindful of Him?" 

Thank you all for your unwavering support.  Thank you for your donations.  Thank you for your prayers and your words of encouragement.  Thank all of you who reminded us of God's words which fed us spiritually.  Thank you for showing us you meant what you said by paying for food you never received.  Thank you for giving us the best jobs we could ever ask for.

We love serving you.  This past week you served us... you ministered to us... and we are more grateful than you could possibly imagine.

I believe with all my heart and soul that God is good... He is sovereign... and He always in control and no one can accuse Him of doing wrong.  He knows best how to accomplish His purposes and we must rest in this knowledge.  I know I will sometimes, but I know I should never ask Him “Why?”  It is enough that God has given so much to me in His Son, Christ Jesus.  Like Job I know that what God has given me is Himself… and this is enough… this is enough for eternity.  No… I did not get what I deserve… I have been afforded infinite mercy because my sin was infinitely offensive to an infinitely high and holy God.  I have been forgiven through no effort or work of my own.  I have been forgiven by God because His Son paid my sin debt... He crushed His Son for me.  Anything that I have been given is more than I deserve.  But God wasn’t simply merciful to me… no, He gave me an inheritance in Christ Jesus… I have had grace lavished upon me.

I have nothing to complain about.  I am blessed wildly beyond my imagination.  This week has changed me… made me more aware of my dependence upon Him.

Tim, Jennifer and the Avalon Acres Team

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