Chew on this...

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart. - Martin Luther

So what does this mean?

So I am sitting in church yesterday, and I look across the room. There stands Carrie holding a baby, and I am reminded by God that He designed me to be a parent.

I think to myself - "I love the stage my kids are at right now. I will miss this some day."

I get a download that startles me. I hear in my head, "You will always be a parent."

I respond with "Yes, I realize parenting is a life long resposibilty."

The response is "You will always be actively parenting."

My response is "But the plan is to have any empty house before I am 50."

The response is "That is your plan."

Stay tuned folks. Carrie and I believe that we are about to step into a major calling.

My questions + His words = Exclamation point

John 4:34-38

Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. 35 You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest. 36 The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! 37 You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. 38 I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.”