I'm thankful that there is more to living for God than mere optimism. After all, He is the LIVING GOD. But the choice of where we look is still up to us. It is very easy to filter everything through our physical needs, instead of having our hearts softened by the spiritual. "Have ye your hearts yet hardened?" Jesus asked his disciples when their lack of food took away their spiritual perception. "Having eyes, do you not see ... or remember?" (Mark 8:17-18) How often do we forget the abundance of God's care as we look at the needs around us? It is time to turn our vision heavenward. God is not limited. Let us open our eyes to see and remember!
In the midst of drought and famine, God knows how to provide. Brother Lawrence reported on great spiritual blessings in the services on Sunday: "The Lord's presence was so much with us, for which we praise and glorify His name. I have never see the Holy Spirit so powerfully as I saw today, with a good number... crying and rejoicing for deliverance. Thank you, dear ones, for your prayers."
We are thankful that many who have been caught by a false idea of spirituality are being awakened to the cleansing and keeping power of God. The burden for ministering to these people is very great, both spiritually and physically, and continuing prayer is desired.
They plan to begin working on the center again on Wednesday, Lord willing. "Please pray that we now get a part of the building ready this time," he asks. "We look forward to using it for the glory of God."
The brother also related thanksgiving for the ability to go buy food, noting that "it is so scarce and expensive here at Makindu that we have to go far to get it. It is about finished in the stores. The rains seem to have gone again and the green young shoots that had sprouted from the few showers we got are now starting to wither... the famine is so heavy on people now."
It is time to look more to God.
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