Do You Love A Surprise?

Have you ever been around someone that says they don't enjoy spur of the moment outings? That they like life all tied up into a nice little tidy box. Do you know some one, perhaps it is even YOU, that plans everything. Every part of the trip down to the smallest detail? And if not plan it, must know what it entails? How about not just a trip....but your day? CONTROL FREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can say that because I once was one to the nth degree. But today, I am learning to let go and enjoy what comes. I still plan, but there is room for changes. I do find myself at times trying to figure everything out, and then there is no element of surprise. Sheesh, that sure takes the fun out of things. My husband enjoys, in fun, calling me Miss F.B.I. Today, I say that's right...Miss Firm Believer In Christ!

I don't know about you, but I get the biggest kick out of a good surprise! Talk about lifting my spirit and putting a bounce in my step, just give me a surprise. I've been blessed this week, yet I am every week because I have learned to have my eyes, ears and heart ready for God. To be in tune to Him, ANTICIPATING and EXPECTING to be a part of blessings and goodness; GIVING & receiving. A precious friend and I were sharing a day or so ago about LOOKING FOR GOD in all that we do. In this conversation God gave me such a visual, that it is like knowing there is a really good radio station and you just can't seem to find it, you are not in tune at all to receive or you are not quite in tune so you only have static. The best option, what our goal was from the very beginning was being in tune to that station.

Our walk is like that Sisters with our Heavenly Father, our ABBA. His desire is to be the most important part of our day, our week, simply our very existence. He is to be our God, and we are to have no other god's. He is a jealous God and our purpose is to be in tune to Him, bringing GLORY AND HONOR TO HIS NAME.

Back to surprises...you may be thinking to yourself, what is Yolanda talking about? Here are just a few from my week, to BRAG ON GOD.

.a card in the mail
.a spur of the moment call for "girls" tea
.sharing of senior pictures that have been taken this summer
.my husband asking for a surprise, spur of the moment date
.beautiful sunrise this VERY morning
.to witness God working in a young woman's heart towards her husband
.my a/c working with the 100 degree days we have had consistently

God loves to surprise us as well. In all honesty, these surprises are from Him, because others have allowed themselves to be used by God. But God also surprises us through The Holy Scriptures. Has a particular scripture this week, just leapt of the pages of GOD to your heart and mind? If so, would you be willing to share the scriptures with me and others?


For me it was out of Isaiah 46:4

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.



God will sustain me? Me...Yolanda? Warts and all, big mistakes, severely poor choices, a sinner? The one that the world doesn't even want, but God does? WOW.................He PROMISES me that He made me, He will carry me, He will sustain me (twice...twice He promises me this). Sustain from Merriam-Webster says: to give support or relief to; to nourish; to prop up. And then this scripture also promises me that He will RESCUE ME.



Do you need some rescuing? Search Sister's, search for His promises are for each one of us that BELIEVES upon His Name, that He is Lord and Savior, our Redeemer. Now, that is the best blessing of all......the richest surprise, the greatest gift.



Now, tell me, you don't love a surprise!