Yeah... sometimes I do that. Not intentionally, but I do. I mentioned yesterday that I had invited my little sister to fly out here and go to the conference with me the end of February. She wants to come; but she also told me when I extended the invitation, that her hubby would yell at her. And, I guess he did. He told her 'NO'. Now mind you... he checked airfare and gave her a ridiculous figure that the cost would be (I had already checked and found flights half of the figure he gave).... he screamed at her that they can't make it just on their social security checks for even for one month - and yet, with the money he squandered from his sister.... he is looking to buy an antique corvette for $21K as an 'investment'. I hate to say it the way my mind came up with... so I'll be nice... I think that is pretty stupid. He would store it in the garage. You have to pay insurance on it and that would be quite high. An investment? Seriously? Just because his cousins do it (because they have a lot of money) he wants to be like them. Which is what got them in this predicament in the first place! His cousin built houses; another flipped houses after remodeling them. He thought he was smart enough to do it as well. He couldn't. He failed. He spent all the money.
Anyway... long story short (since I got sidetracked)... he told her NO. Other things came out and as my sister told me about it, I shared my thoughts. It isn't about the money. He doesn't want her to leave him alone. (sound familiar?) He had commented in his rage at her for even thinking about it, that he and his cousin had been commenting about someone else in the park where they are staying, has let his wife travel to different places and left him alone 'far too much'. He is afraid his cousin will comment about him letting my sister leave him alone! Seriously! It doesn't have to do with money. He just doesn't want her to leave.
So with that; I gave the invitation and now I am stepping out of the picture. If she can come out for the conference, great! If she cannot, that's fine too. I registered us both yesterday in case she can.... and then I booked a hotel room.... and I can stay there alone, cause I.am.worth.it. I'd love to make it a weekend alone, but am not pushing it. Just to have a morning alone with God with no interruptions would be awesome. If my sister is there, that's fine. IF not, it's my time alone. Whoo hoo!
I will admit that my hubby isn't real thrilled with me leaving him alone for me to attend this conference, but he also knows how important it is for me to get out with other women and get filled with what God has for me to hear. I am so looking forward to it. What caught my heart as I pondered whether or not I would go was the advertisement for it....
"On a dusty road, filled with people and donkeys traveling to and from.....someone was on a mission. Fully committed to their own direction....but something happened.
An encounter.
One where the only response could be..... This.Changes.Everything.
Today we all traverse a similar road, whether rocky or dusty, cluttered or smooth. We believe an encounter is coming for you, for those in our community and our world.
This.Changes.Everything."
I am looking for an encounter with Jesus that changes everything, aren't you?
That is something I pray almost daily for my children - that they would encounter Jesus in such a way that they cannot deny that He is Lord of all. There is a song that the chorus is running through my head this morning....
"You can have it all, God, You can have it all. You can have it all, God, You can have it all."
What does that even mean? How can a chorus in a song grab my heat in such a way that it stays with me?
Because everything IS all His. My children are His. My grandchildren are His. My great-grandchildren are His. Our home is His. Our finances are His. My job is His. My hubby is His.
I.am.His.
Want to be successful in your job? Want to be successful in your new venture? Give it to God and watch what He can do with it! Sure, you may be able to 'get by' on your own, but if you want real success, giving it to Jesus is the ONLY way to be truly successful and allow Him to make the decisions for what is done. When He owns it all, it's all good.
Open hands, open heart, committed to the One who blesses abundantly.
I relinquish control of everything to Him. He can manage it much better than I can.
Are you still being tight-fisted? Or are you willing to release it to Him for all the blessings He is holding for you? I choose...
Blessings!
