Weekend Getaway?

Yesterday while I was sitting in church I looked at Jimmy and said, "You wanna go to Gallipolis?"

Now he doesn't think that I'm very spontaneous so he was shocked and was ready to go!

 

My sister is the youth leader at church in Gallipolis and they were having a youth lead service in which my brother was singing and playing guitar in the band.  I wanted to surprise my siblings so we made our way down.

 

It was definitely God calling me to Gallipolis.  The service was amazing! God's presence was so evident!  They performed a skit about Jesus rising fromt the dead and it was so moving!  People were saved, some people surrendered, and there were only a few dry eyes in there! 

 

God is truly working through that youth group and I was so happy that I got to witness it!

 

After the service we went over to my parents house and spent some time with all of my family.  My dad told me that he had something to tell me. 

 

Now let me say this-I'm 21 years old, I am married, and I have a child.  The fact that my dad took time to give me advice (which most people would have rejected at my age) and more importantly specifically from God's Word moved me!

 

Without going into too much detail, we have been having some trouble with our previous landlord.  It has been making me sick and I have been losing sleep over it.  My dad pulled out his Bible and gave me a passage of Scripture and advice on what he felt I should do.  I called my dad crying when I first found out what was going on because I had no idea what to do.  He told me then that he wasn't really sure what to do.  However, he didn't just leave it be.  He sought out Scripture and brought it to my attention trying to help me to become a better me!  My mom was also advising me in the same direction and was telling me about how God will bless me if I obey Him.

 

I am SO THANKFUL for parents like this!  Parents that don't give advice out of anger or worldly experience, but ones that seek Scripture and impart that knowledge upon their children!  I am truly blessed with amazing parents!

 

So now I am back home.  We didn't come home until today because the roads were pretty bad last night.  I am so happy that I was able to just get away from it all and spend a few precious moments with my family. 

 

If you think about it, pray that I will be able to set aside my pride and follow the advice given by my parents. 

 

Hope you have as great of a Monday as I have :)