December 29, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Wise Men Still Seek Him

Article #9 Christmas 2018

A good friend in the Christ, Timothy, sent this Christmas testimony to me. The story is about his family and the faithfulness of the Lord. Praise be to the Lord!

Happy Christmas Ever After!

What is Christmas Ever After? We are glad you asked. Trekiah mentioned the other day that we have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so why not have Christmas After. Yes, we agreed as a family that Christ’s birth did give us the happiest ever after. And now we wanted to share our inaugural Christmas Ever After celebration with you.

Several years ago we shared about Zebediah’s answered prayers for a bunny, tarantula, and a kitten. Zeb is our prayer warrior and recently started praying for guinea pigs against his parent’s wishes. God is so faithful to honor Zeb’s perseverance, and he was offered 5 guinea pigs for free from the pet store. What?!? Zeb’s childlike faith and trust in God’s goodness is a continual blessing.

Zebediah is our faith-filled prayer warrior. With newfound faith, Catherine asked Zeb to start praying for an Amish table with rounded corners and pedestal legs that would seat 12 people. You see, we have wanted a table for a while that could seat all our family and a few guests. Catherine has had her eye out for an Amish table, yet with a several-thousand-dollar price tag, it was out of our budget. The very next day lo and behold the exact table that Catherine had been looking for with 4 chairs was on Craigslist with an incredible price, $150. Immediately, we thought that there must be something wrong, or maybe the price was only for one chair. Yet, God kept quietly whispering, “Trust me" and we got it with four chairs in excellent condition, praise God!

Trusting God does not come naturally for many in our family, and our van is our continual reminder to trust God. The van is close to having 100,000 miles and for the last 50,000 miles, it has had transmission issues. Each time the van starts to sputter and jerk we clearly hear God say, “Trust me.” Recently, the van struggled to change gears on the freeway, and all the lights on the dashboard lit up blinking and an alarm sounded. It is hard to trust God when all the indicators say that failure is imminent. In the moment of panic, God’s clear and steady voice calmly said, “Trust me. Do not look at the dashboard. Trust me.”

It is easy to trust God when all is going right. The challenge is to trust him when the lights on life’s dashboard are blinking and alarms are sounding like when you are in the lion’s den, you are shipwrecked, you lose your job, or you are given a terminal medical diagnosis.

Whether it is guinea pigs, kitchen tables, van transmissions, or life and death situations God whispers, “Trust me.”

We pray that you will notice God’s unexpected and extravagant gifts in your life this next year as you walk in trust with him each day.

WWJWMTD

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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