Beloved

“As a young man marries a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.” Isaiah 62:5
As many of you know, my sweet sister, Lydia, got married last weekend, so the Bond family has had our hands full. It was so wonderful to stand at the end of the aisle and watch my beautiful sister walk down the aisle toward her groom to the song “Beloved” by Tenth Avenue North (if you get a chance, look it up). As I was watching her walk down the aisle, I couldn’t help but think about Christ and how He sees the church. He loves her and she is without blemish because of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. What a wonderful God! That is how he views you and me! We should get excited about such love.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” Phil. 4:6.
We learned to put this verse into action last weekend. Thursday night as my family was praying over Lydia’s upcoming marriage, we heard my grandmother scream in the other room. We all went in there and found out that she was suffering from blood clots on her spine. We called the ambulance and prayed over her. The second her and some of my family members left the house, the remaining ones got together and prayed. All weekend, we bathed everything in prayer. Every time we would begin to worry, we prayed. It didn’t matter if we were in the bathroom, on the phone, or driving (we kept our eyes open, don’t worry). Mema is still in the hospital, so please be praying for her.
“Faith without deeds is dead” James 2:26.
Anyway, I have realized that only God has the power to get me to Australia, so please join with me in prayer for Him to move! The Lord has provided about $3,700 which is so great! Please continue to pray that the other $2,300 comes in. I’m also asking you to pray that the Lord works in my heart. I want to believe that He can do huge things in my life. I want to not only say that God can do these things, but actually put them into practice. I want my life to reflect this verse. I was realizing as I talked with some friends tonight that this is the first time I have truly had to trust God with something this huge. He is so big and so faithful. He is my Beloved. I love you all and covet your prayers.