Should we accept good from the Lord and not adversity? Today, as I reflect over the last week, I see so many ups and downs. That's quite normal really but it's seems somwhow more apparant this week than most.

Here's what I mean:

I have so much to be excited about. We get to see Beth Moore again this month which is just awesome. God SO blessed me with these tickets three times in a row! We have more prison events ahead than we have ever had before and they just keep coming. I have an excellent base of volunteers that seemed to appear overnight and funding came in to make sure these events happen! WOW! My head is sorta spinning just thinking about it. Also, I have an administrative assistant that rocks! She is amazing and came straight from heaven! I am training people to take the weekly classes so that I can focus on all the prison stuff now. It's just blowing me away.

Then, there are things happening that are hard, hurtful and a bit confusing. Things I can't share with the whole world by internet. As I sit here and think about it,  I could get caught up in the fear of the unknown and let the stress take over but that question haunts me. Should we accept good from the Lord and not adversity? The first time that verse in Job caught my eye, it was the day before Heather died. God was trying to prepare me. Now.. it just rings in my head as a battle cry. Of course I can trust the same God who brings great blessings to get me through great trials. If He sees fit for me to walk through the fire, then I want to gaze into the flames looking to see His face! I want to walk worthy in times of trouble as well as times of blessing. So, as I face great blessings and great trials ahead, I can trust the God who ordains both. He will finish what He started, He will refine me and He will make me more like Him!

Now... go serve your KING!!!