A blessing wrapped in a hurtful remark! If you groan with all creation, DO THIS!.....A RELINQUISHMENT you will want to read about!

​Greetings, my friends!!!!!!

Our God is not subject to time, so His divine clockwork should never surprise us.....but it always does, anyway....& I think that brings Him joy. This is how divine clockwork works! 

I marveled in the last blog at God's Providence among the members of an "a" family. This family is from what is prob one of the most Gospel-hating tribes in their religion. A mere .01-.02% are Jesus-followers. You can do the math. 

ANYWAYYYY.......about 4 days after posting the last entry, that "aerialist bro" (AB), who either defies physics, has earned special favor w/angels or both.......(depicted below in that familiar viralworthy pic......EXAMINE AGAIN CLOSELY, FOLX....IT AIN'T ALTERED) added punctuation to what I thought had been adequately punctuated. 

​(Yeah......talkin' about THAT guy ^ again.)

Said all that to say: A stunning development has developed! But first: The backstory for those who may've just started reading these....Immediately after the "a" family moved into AB's home, a lady who attends Church w/him began teaching English to the women. She now spends most of her free time w/them.....Like many of us, she struggles w/weight issues. Meanwhile, the young man in that family who was apprehended for a non-violent crime seems to continue toward Jesus! Read on.....

The young man said to our plus-size sister, "I was watching pastor _____ on his Youtube channel & you walked across the platform. The video made you look REAAAALLY big. But you don't actually look THAT fat in person." OUCH!.......but.....WOWWWWW! Of course, that hurt but her sorrow was eclipsed by the revelation that he's actually watching!!!! (Who knew?) This sister essentially "does life" w/this family (to use a clichéd evangelical yawner of a phrase....but they REALLY DO IT.....consistently). Even more has transpired since then. 

.....God has also blessed our circle as we've watched the slow motion Kingdom birth of another A friend....(whom I call "R"....not his real initial).....We've never once pushed.....but God didn't need our help anyway because his journey began yrs ago in his host country, where he often listened to Christian radio! Then a believer befriended him in another city in this country.....followed by some believers here (didn't know each other).....& finally, us. 1 Corinthians 3:5-11 says that our roles are assigned by God as He seeks the lost. We've no clue what we're doing but we're to show up & just BE....We surf on top of some mighty waves, oblivious to the details of the undercurrents. Whoever said "90% of success is just showing up" was WRONG, I TELL YOU!...WRONG!!! It's a MUCH higher number....but our being must be bathed in prayer. Every step taken....every conversation initiated.....every question asked....was 100% our friend's (of course, lit by the Spirit)......

The markers of R's transformation became more compelling when he volunteered that he has frequent nightmares after reading the Word at night......We told him that they were from satan, who doesn't want to lose him. But, guess what I'M doing about THAT??? I've learned to redeem the inconvenience of the aging process w/quick prayers for him when sleep is interrupted....usually 3+ times nightly......(Hope that's not too much TMI....LOL..... EVEN IF IT IS.....can u endure a bit o' poetry? Hmmmm? Ahem: My prostate makes me prostrate for the redeeming of his dreaming! Nyuk nyuk nyuk! Full disclosure: I don't REALLY physically "fall prostrate"......unless getting back into bed is "prostrate".......) For a long time, I've likewise prayed for other friends trapped in that religion to have dreams & visions. (Joel 2:28-29, Acts 2:17) Hallelujah! Rejoice w/me for that annoyance & its valuable Kingdom application! As we groan w/all creation (Romans 8:18-27), we can slip in a few prayers! 
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He's been doing better, but last Sunday, he, along w/me & 2 other buds spoke a formal relinquishment of his former religion & its oath. He google translated the following phrase: I took my vow. I can't be rejected by anyone. Wow.....Not sure if he's read John 10:28-29 or not, but he gets it!
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For more blessings (but less insults), letting God pick our roles & "getting up" more at appointed times if necessary!.....

......Just another witness to His Glory!