Ginny - LLJ Week 7, Day 2

Good Morning Girlz!!!

S - Luke 15:9 "When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!’"

O - There's a lot in this verse that I like.  First off, I can relate to losing things.  I don't like that feeling.  I just feel so foolish for misplacing it and get frustrated because the item wasn't where I really thought I left it.  Make that item something precious and the sick stomach feeling just escalates.  It's just no fun losing things!  I can put myself in this ladies shoes.  She searched every where and cleaned every cranny.  She did not rest till it was found.  It controled her thoughts.  What this lady does next in verse 9 is so cool to me.  She was so excited that she found it that she celebrated, and not just by herself.  She called in other friends to party with her.  She was overjoyed that the feeling of anxiety and worry was over and she could rest again because her treasure was found!  I love that feeling too.  When you finally lay eyes on the item you have been seeking for.  You feel like you can breathe again.  Such a good feeling!  And oh how much more the Lord smiles with utter elation when one of His creations comes to find Him.  Nothing beats that feeling!

A - This verse reminds me to be busy on reaching lost soles.  To put effort into.  To be focussed on it.  To be in constant prayer for those that need to be found.  It is easy in my prayer life to just talk about my needs and requests and those of my family & friends.  I need to up my prayer time for lost soles.  The three friends I have been praying for and those I don't even know personally that are in need of a Savior.

This morning the Lord showed me a sweet lesson that I want to share with y'all.  Maybe someone else could use this too.  Back in March I bought a big, beautiful red geranium to hang on my front porch.  It was way too early to be thinking flowers.  I knew we would have more cold weather, but I was anxious to put some color out.  Jon was coming in town for the weekend and I wanted the house to look happy and welcoming.  The plant looked great for about a week, but then the cold snaps came and I wasn't diligent to water it, so it just began to shrivel up.  It was pretty embarrasing hanging on the front porch, so I moved it to the back porch to just let it be.  Well Sunday for some reason when I walked out my back door I looked at that geranium and noticed that some of the thick stems still had some green in them.  It wasn't dead.  So I began to clear the brown leaves and dried up buds off and broke down the tips of the stems a little bit.  When I did this it was amazing to me how the smell came right back.  Geraniums don't have a flowery smell, it's more like a spicey smell.  You know what I mean?  I like the smell.  Anyhow, I watered it and hung it back on it's hook.  Today as I left for work I looked at that geranium and it is amazing!  Those green stems are greener than they have ever been AND there are little geranium leaves already coming out all over the stems.  It was so fun to think, "it's going to make it!"  God reminded me that there are times that I run ahead of Him.  I want something to happen or I say something without thinking or I want to get something done and so I prematurely rush into something.  Often times I regret having done that because it didn't work or turn out like I thought or I came across rude to someone.  God allows me to wipe myself off, start over and He still brings good from it.  He gives me second chances.  He brings back the fragrance.  There are things that I would like to know answers for right now, but I must wait and watch for His hand.  He will bring the green and the blooms all in His timing.

P - Lord I thank You for Your Word.  The story of the lost coin and how much You love us.  I want to keep lost souls in the forefront of my mind.  Help me to be disciplined and diligent to pray for my 3 friends and others that need Your saving grace.  Also thank You for letting me start over just like my geranium plant.  Sometimes it's an attitude adjustment, sometimes it's a habit I need to break or recommitt too, but Lord You never give up on me.  I trust You and Your timing.

Have a wonderful "geranium" day ladies  :)