So Many Blessings | Thankful Thursday

Last week I missed my Friday blog post: Fuel for the Weekend. I also missed posting my 5 Minute Friday on my YouTube channel. I had been up late waiting on my husband to get off work around midnight Friday morning. We talked a little bit and then I went to sleep because I had a very early doctor's appointment that I absolutely needed to keep for work. I brought home some breakfast for Javan and Paul and myself and then I laid down to take a nap. I have not been sleeping well lately and my allergies are really bothering me. My sister called me but I did not realize it. When I woke up I saw a text message from her and a missed call. My brother sent me and our other sister a text message telling us that our oldest sister was in an accident with our brother-in-law.

I immediately called her and found that she was in the Emergency Room. They had been hit by another driver who was going too fast in the rainy conditions. They tried to swerve to avoid the person but was hit head on. Their vehicle flipped and struck a tree which came crashing down into their sunroof area. Glass went everywhere including my sister's hair. My brother-in-law suffered no major injuries. My sister has a fracture in her knee. God had his hands on them and the person who hit them was not injured at all. He was driving so fast because he was late for a meeting.

I let my brother and our other sister know what was going on. I called my mom and she was at her friend's house, a wonderful woman of God, and we began to pray. My aunt called and had the prayer chain going in Florida, where she used to live. Other prayer chains began to go around here in Indiana. I believe heaven was bombarded with prayer for them and God was right with them all along in Tennessee. He has been doing one miraculous thing after another for them and I give God all the glory. She goes back to the doctor soon and is expecting them to not find anything wrong with her leg. They said she might need surgery to fix the fracture. But we know God heals and delivers and saves and sets free. We believe He is going to get all the glory, honor, and praise for all that He is doing! It is coming in ripples!!!

Please do continue to pray for my sister and brother-in-law. Their car is totaled and we all understand what a hassle dealing with insurance companies can be. She is in a wheelchair and unable to bear weight on that leg, but we know God is already working it all out.

Today I am so thankful for my sister and brother-in-law to be spared and for the gifts and callings on their life. They love the LORD with all their heart and are never too busy to pray for others in need. I am so thankful for them and for what God is doing in their lives and in the life of their son, my sweet nephew! He is now in the family of God, gave his heart to the Lord and is getting baptized! What a wonderful work He is doing in their lives. I am so thankful.

What are you thankful for today? I am counting my blessings and there are so many other things I do not have the time or space to write about that He is doing in our lives. I am also thankful for my new job and how God has worked out all those details and allowed me to be able to see my son off to his first day of high school. He had a wonderful day and I am so thankful. God is answering so many of our prayers!!

EPHESIANS 3:20-21 Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto Him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end, Amen.

God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

Thankful For Javan | Thankful Thursday

 

Welcome back to another weekly blog post where we count our blessings together. I may never stop counting my blessings for God allowing me to be a mother. I cherish both of my children. I want to give a big shout-out to my son, Javan. He is 14 years old and he has such a big heart for God! He wanted to create a blog and I said, "Okay!" I gave him a few tips on how to start a free blog using Blogger and he did the rest! I am so impressed. Yesterday was his first blog post and I love it. He uses the S.O.A.P. Bible study method and every blog post he will share is his SOAP Bible studies! I am so here for it!

PSALM 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

I love that both my children are saved and in a real relationship with Jesus Christ. They do not just believe because we want them to, or because we do, but they sought it out for themselves. Javan is a teenage boy and the first thing he wants to do with his blog is use it to share SOAP Bible studies with the world. I love that! Wow!

So, if you want to support Javan with this new adventure, please visit him HERE. He is going to post every Wednesday and Friday! I am so thankful!!! Hope you enjoy the SOAP Bible study and be sure to leave him a comment to encourage him to keep going!

What are you thankful for this week? I love when you share what you are thanking God for. Thanks for joining me. God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

Thankful For The Unexpected | Thankful Thursday

Today is my wedding anniversary. My husband and I have been married for 21 years! I praise God for that because He truly is the glue that held us together. Tonight, after work, I had a date and it was not with my husband!

Ever since my children were very small I made a point to have a special day with them. It was a way I could be intentional and present and get to know them better. We know and love our children, but sometimes we do not know their deepest desires, what really excites them and gets them fired up about life. So, this was the best way I could do that and I am so glad that I did. 

My son is 14 and he loves routine. He does not do well with change. He still calls our time together Mommy Javan Days. I asked him where he would like to eat and he said Blondie's which is a restaurant in Brownstown. He was supposed to go to a race but long story short, he spent the time with me. We had a great conversation on the drive over. We enjoyed ice cream from Jiffy Treet and more stories about what he is into right now, what records he has set and broken on his video game, and his view on the world we live in today. I loved every minute of it.

After we ate we went to Dollar Tree. We agreed on a limit to spend because he knows I can get carried away in there. And we may have went over budget (shhhh, don't tell) but it was so fun to spend that time with him. He wanted to go next door to the Dollar General to get some chips that he likes and I was happy to do that for him. He even got a Coke in a glass bottle! We had a great time riding over to my mom's so she could have the sandwich I couldn't eat and then we came back to the house. He was pretty tired from all the shopping and riding around.

This evening weather was perfect. It felt like fall and we both thanked God for the wonderful weather and the time we could spend together. I am so thankful for the unexpected moments in life where you get an up close and personal look at the biggest blessings in our lives. I am so glad he wanted to hang out with me. I am so thankful we had the opportunity.

So, while this was not the way I thought my wedding anniversary would go, I am so glad I had the best date ever! A handsome young man who loves Jesus and his momma! What a blessing he is! I am so thankful. I would like to share a couple of scriptures that came to mind and hope it gives you something to thank God for, too.

PSALM 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

PSALM 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

1 SAMUEL 1:27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of Him:

I love both of my children and so thankful to be their momma. I am so proud to be Paul's wife and it was literally the best anniversary ever!

God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

 

 

 

Blessings For You | Fuel For The Weekend

God told me to share my faith on Fridays and call it Fuel For The Weekend. It's my desire that the posts I put up on Fridays will give you something to think about, ponder, consider, and reflect on throughout the weekend.

I was always intrigued in the Bible by the formal blessing a father would give his son before dying. It is so special to have those last words engraved in our hearts. Sometimes death parts us from our loved ones and no kind words were last spoken. That is heart-breaking; makes the tragedy even more sad. Regardless of whether we had a good father on earth or not, all God's children have a wonderful Heavenly Father. He is the perfect parent and He blessed the children of Israel with a very special blessing. 

My son recently stood in my bedroom door when we still lived in Alabama and he said, "Mom, I think God wants me to read this to you." I was not expecting that and honestly I was silently battling some things and I really needed the encouragement. "Go ahead. You can read it to me." And so he began:

NUMBERS 6:24-26 (24)The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: (25)The LORD make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: (26)The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

What a sweet moment. I had tears well up in my eyes. My heart filled to overflowing. I thanked my 13 year old son for being sensitive to Holy Spirit and obeying. I thanked God for giving me such a sweet boy to share that with me. I thanked God for sharing with me the blessing He told Moses to tell Aaron to tell the children of Israel.

Each verse is special and significant. May God bless and keep us. Keep us free from what? Danger, peril, famine, sickness, financial ruin, natural disasters, pestilence, flood.... from anything that would harm us. We know He does those things every single day for every one of His children.

I love the part that reads May the LORD make His face to shine upon us and be gracious to us. What an intimate way to express the love of our Father. He doesn't turn away from us. He looks us straight into our faces and is gracious to us. Instead of justice and judgment, He offers grace and mercy and forgiveness.

The peace of God that transcends all understanding is a part of this precious blessing. As He looks us in the spiritual eyes He is giving us His peace. He promises to do that when we keep our minds stayed upon Him. He is trading our feelings of guilt and shame and turmoil, feelings of fear and dread and He is giving us His sweet peace! What a great and loving Father we have!

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

ISAIAH 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee.

I am so thankful that we serve a wonderful risen Savior. He loves us so much He died for our sins. If we have decided to follow Jesus, let's daily take up our cross to follow where He leads us. (Matthew 16:24) Let's gaze into the eyes of the Heavenly Father and thank Him for His precious promise. He has blessed us with so many good and perfect gifts. Take the time this weekend to reflect on where God has taken you this month. What things have you done? What ways has He blessed you unexpectedly? I have enough to fill a large novel just from what He has done for me this month!

Have a wonderful weekend. Whether you have to work or you don't; whether you go out or stay in; keep your eyes on Jesus. You will never regret it and your weekend will be far better with Him than if you leave Him out! I pray something I shared today has been strength for your journey and light for your way! God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

21 Day Fast | Thankful Thursday

The LORD impressed on my heart to carve out a section of my blog to share what I am thankful for. I started it on a Thursday and decided to call it "Thankful Thursday." Each week I share what I am thankful for. Come back each week so we can count our blessings together.

I know I say this every week, but I truly have so many things to be thankful for. God is so good to me! I have not shared on my blog that I was on a 21-day fast. I do not like to tell others unless there is a reason they need to know. I want to thank God for getting me through these past 21 days. It was not easy but I have seen the hand of God move in my circumstances and in my life so much! He has answered so many prayers and done so much for my family and me that I just cannot even begin to tell you what all it was in just the past three weeks! It was that much!

Sometimes I look back in my prayer journals and I am amazed at how much He has done for me. Not amazed because I doubt His ability. Amazed because of the sheer volume of things He is able to accomplish in such a short period of time. The incredibly hard things, the big things, the impossible things that only He can do!

This fast was special because my husband, our children, and a very close friend of mine fasted for 21 days. Today is the last day of the fast and we have shared our struggles, prayed for one another, encouraged one another, and just grew closer to one another. I look back to where we all were January 1 and where we are now and my mind is blown! I am so thankful for family and friends to help encourage and strengthen me as I go.

I am thankful for the excitement and creativity He sparked in me just in the past 24 hours. He has been giving me insight and deeper understanding of His Word and that in turn helps me help others. I am learning and growing and gaining strength. There are some BIG things He has asked me to do for Him and it's not going to be easy but I know that I can do them as He strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)

I have been getting group texts from my sisters, my niece, my daughter, and my brother. It has been so encouraging and uplifting to receive messages of hope and love and just sweet reminders of how good God is. I am thankful to have this ability to communicate with them because we don't live close to each other and even though it's not far to a couple of their homes, it's not as easy to fellowship with Covid concerns, so it's a true blessing to pick up my phone and get that daily reminder that others are thinking of me and praying for me.

I am also thankful for my blog. It's not a fancy blog. I don't get paid to do this. I don't have a big following. It's not about that for me. I do this because I love God and I love His Word and I love to share with others. I want to be an encourager. I hope this blog is encouraging to all who read it. I am thankful for those who read my blog and send me messages to tell me how the posts I share have helped them in some way. What a blessing and an honor to get to do that! I am truly thankful I have this opportunity and I do hope one day more will read these blog posts but only so they can see Jesus in a whole new way. I just want to share my faith with as many as I can!

I know I will have even more to thank God for next week. Do you keep a gratitude journal? It is such a great tool for when the journey gets hard and strength fails. I look back and see the hand of God all over my life and I thank Him for that and it starts to breathe new life into me. I get uplifted and encouraged to read what God has done for me! Reminds me of my memory verse this week: Psalm 73:28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all Thy works. Isn't that so good?

Thank you for joining me this week as I count my blessings! Be sure to visit my blog tomorrow when I give you all a little fuel for the weekend!

God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

God Said Go Forward | Thankful Thursday

 The LORD impressed on my heart to carve out a section of my blog to share what I am thankful for. I started it on a Thursday and decided to call it "Thankful Thursday." Each week I share what I am thankful for. Come back each week so we can count our blessings together.

I am thankful for many things this year. God has kept our family safe. He has blessed us with jobs and my son likes his new school. I have so much to be thankful for. I never have a shortage of things to thank God for. 

Yesterday after work I drove to a little park outside of town with a creek beside it. It was nice and peaceful for a little while. I sure missed being able to drive to the ocean like I could do anytime in Alabama. It wasn't the same, but it was still a blessing. I am always drawn to the water.

I started reading my Bible and God began to share with me some things to encourage me. I am so thankful for that. Some people say they pick up the Bible and don't know what it means, have trouble with the words, and just don't know where to begin. I am thankful for time in God's Word. It encourages me and helps me... gives me guidance on what to do and how to conduct myself. I miss the mark but God's grace covers me and gently leads me back on the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. If you find reading the Bible difficult, I encourage you to pray and ask God to open the scriptures to you and He will do it!

I cannot look back to my life in Alabama and long for it; I am in the place God wants me. I cannot look back at my mistakes, because God has forgiven me and taught me to do better. I am thankful God urges me to move on with my life, just like He said to Moses and the children of Israel.

Exodus 14:13-15 (13)And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He shall shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. (14)The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. (15)And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

I am thankful God says to us not to be afraid. We have to do something, stand and watch! We have to stand still and watch God deliver us and He will do it! He told the children of Israel that the enemy that had tormented them so long, would be obliterated and they would never see them again! What an incredible promise!

I am thankful God fights for us and we must hold our peace. It's not easy to remain silent when people say mean things, or falsely accuse us, but God doesn't want us to say anything. When we are silent, God begins to fight for us. He rushes to our defense and we do not have to say a thing. I have seen Him do that for me already this week!

I am thankful that God asked Moses, Why are you crying out to Me? Tell my people to move on, go forward... don't look back, don't cry about it. It's time to move! There's a time for crying and praying and asking God for something, but there's also a time to move! When we have stood in silence and watched Him deliver us and fight for us, then we need to go forward! We have to get out of the place He is setting us free from.

What areas has God been delivering you from? Addiction? Anger? Jealousy? Bitterness? Gossip? Manipulation? What has God fought on your behalf so that you can be victorious? What have you overcome? I am so thankful that He has helped me so much with many, many areas of my life. He still goes before me and fights my battles and He always wins! He never fails. He never loses. He never says, "Sorry, Bridgett! I am almost had that!" No!!! He never fails. He is always victorious and He always delivers me from the bondage I find myself in.

I used to compare myself to others and I didn't want what they had, but I started to feel like I didn't have value or worth. I felt bad about myself and I questioned all the decisions I had made. I started to wonder if God could ever use someone like me. Then I started reading the Bible to help others and it transformed my life. God took away bitter hurt and disappointment, unforgiveness, anger, and fear. He took my low self-esteem and changed the way I looked at myself by telling me what He saw in me. He showed me what I could do through Him and I got confidence. I learned to lean heavily on Him and every day I walk with Him gets sweeter and sweeter. Note, I did not say easier... but it is sweeter.

Yes, week after week, I have so much to be thankful for. I hope you will reflect on the goodness of God and remember what He has done for you. Have you thanked Him? Have you just sat at His feet and told Him how much He means to you and how grateful you are to be His? I don't do it enough. I love Him so much and I am so thankful for every single thing He does for me every moment of every day! He is so good to me!

God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

Thankful Like Ezra | Thankful Thursday

The LORD impressed on my heart to carve out a section of my blog to share what I am thankful for. I started it on a Thursday and decided to call it "Thankful Thursday." Each week I share what I am thankful for. Come back each week so we can count our blessings together.

I have so much to be thankful for. I am sick right now, but I am getting much better every single day. I was exposed to someone with Covid on a Monday and that Thursday I started having symptoms, Friday I had even more symptoms and by the next Tuesday I lost my sensation of taste and smell. I have had trouble breathing, have been confused and just major brain fog, and I have been miserable, BUT I did not have to be hospitalized; I did not die; and I am recovering well. I have SO much to be thankful for.

I am thankful for a praying husband who will pray the prayer of faith over me, even when I did not know it. I am thankful for praying children who include me in their talk time with the Father. I am thankful for my praying mother, sisters, brother, and their families, and my friends who have covered me and held me up. I am thankful for Amy who is more than a sister in Christ...she has taken my cause to the Father countless times, battled in the heavenlies as the enemy enjoys attacking us, and has been an encourager and builder of my faith!

The Old Testament is probably my favorite part of the Bible. I love it all and I enjoy reading it cover to cover, but there is something so special and comforting about reading the Old Testament. My grandfather would teach me for hours and hours about the Bible and expound on the Scriptures and I would hang on his every word. Reading through the pages of the Old Testament is like visiting a friend. I enjoy reading their stories and triumphs. Life was not always easy and following God's plan did not mean a free pass. Yet God has proven Himself faithful time and time again; not only in the pages of the Bible but in my life as well!

My son chose the verse for today's blog post and I love it! It is found in the book of Ezra and it's a wonderful account of how God keeps His promise to the children of Israel to get them back to the Land of Promise after they have been in exile for 70 years!!! That's a lifetime! The sad part is this second Exodus is not as massive as it could have been because so many people refused to go! I cannot imagine God promising them a future and they're like, "Nay! I'm good!" But it happened! The passage we are reading today is after they rebuild the temple and there's a mixture of people there: some who see the temple for the first time and it's new and beautiful and they celebrate; others are there weeping at the new temple because they remember the way things were before...the beauty and splendor. Maybe they were sad that it did not look the same, maybe they were sad that man strayed so far from the loving God that led them to the Promised Land the first time! A mixture of emotion and experience takes place, let's look:

EZRA 3:8-13 (8)Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. (9)Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. (10)And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. (11) And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. (12) But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice: and many shouted aloud for joy: (13)So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

Can you imagine being far away and all of a sudden you hear this noise...shouting and weeping?...and I am sure it made those who heard it curious. Have you ever been wanting something so bad, praying so hard, working diligently to make a thing happen and then when it comes to fruition you just want to shout and dance and tell everybody? Imagine if there was never any sickness, disease, pain, death, hurt, loneliness, fatigue.... oh, wait there is! It is in heaven and can you imagine the jubilee in the hearts of the saints! We are going to rejoice! We are to shout! We are going to praise our God and our King Jesus who made it all happen for us! We will be dancing on the golden street!

We don't have to wait for heaven to celebrate. We don't have to wait until something miraculous and BIG happens to rejoice. If we start counting our blessings and looking at what God has done, we will begin to thank Him and praise Him and rejoice. We will have a spring in our step. People will take notice. They will wonder what is WRONG with us that we can have financial hardship and still smile... we can have sickness or death in our family and still say BUT GOD IS GOOD! ....we can lose our job or have to relocate and not have all the details and still say, "Thank You LORD because YOU are good, your mercy endures FOREVER!" Take a page out of Ezra's book and be thankful. God is doing so many amazing things.

The news headlines want to point out the dark, the evil, the hard, the sad, the depressing events and put them in our face. The world is discouraging, cold, hard-hearted, and angry. You will not rejoice in the news of this world. Turn your eyes to the Savior. Look full into His wonderful face. Watch Him do the powerful, the miraculous, the ordinary in an extraordinary way and be thankful. Encourage yourself by remembering all God has done for you. Take a sheet of paper and I dare you to start with right now and count back as far as you can to what God has done for you. Can you breathe without a machine? Are you able to walk, talk, see, hear, or taste? Can you feel things with your hands? Are you able to read the Bible anytime you want? It's free online to read the Bible if you don't have a Bible. Do you have a home? Electricity? Running water? Is there food for you to eat? Are you able to bathe and brush your teeth with clean water? Do you have a church? Are you able to work? Do you have a vehicle? Look at all the blessings those are, not to mention the way God works out your problems, helps you stay safe on the road, free from danger when you are out and about. How about this, are you saved by His mercy and grace? That is the biggest blessing of all!

Tell someone what God has done for you and then ask them if you can pray for them specifically about a need or trial they are facing. We are in a pandemic and we have to social distance but we can still reach out to a friend in need. We can still pray. We don't have to distance ourselves from God. The Bible promises that as we draw near to God, He will draw near to us. What are you thankful for today?

God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

Fuel Up | Fuel For The Weekend

God told me to share my faith on Fridays and call it Fuel For The Weekend. I wanted to do it. I thought about it. I tried coming up with ideas on my own, but I just came up short, so I put the idea toward the back of my mind, but the Holy Spirit continued to nudge me in this direction. I am going for it and it's my desire that the posts I put up on Fridays will give you something to think about, ponder, consider, and reflect on throughout the weekend.

The past two weeks I have been a spiritual battle with my finances. God warned me that I would by promising me, "This will be the last time you have to worry about money." I was so happy because I just got paid. I kind of laughed and said, "Okay, God, but... I'm not worried about money!" These last two weeks have been one trial after another, but more than that, one BLESSING after another! It was the hardest time I have faced yet but God saw us through and I believe today is our day of victory and breakthrough!

I was on my way home from work Tuesday. The Weather Channel was  filled with warnings and instructions for what to do in the face of Hurricane Zeta. I was on a phone call with my friend and we were praying and talking about how good God is and what He has been doing in our lives. It was bumper to bumper, worse traffic than usual. I didn't know what was going on but there were cars ahead as far as the eye could see and behind me as far as my vision allowed. I didn't get over 10 mph. Stuck on the bridge! We would creep and then crawl and then stop.... and repeat! I was not excited about being stuck on the bridge over the ocean. I glanced to my gauge and my heart nearly stopped! I had 12 miles left according to the reading on my dash. Amy and I prayed God would help me!

Not only was there not much gas in the tank and we were in a situation that did not show signs of improving, I was in the left lane and the shoulder was too narrow on that bridge for me to pull over. I couldn't get over to the right side if I tried! I knew it would not matter because I did not have any money for gasoline so no one could bring me gas anyway. I had to trust in God to get me home on very little gas.

We rounded the corner and it was several more minutes before I could see that the traffic stopped moving. The gauge read 11 miles of fuel left! I knew I had enough fuel to get to work that morning and back home that evening but it would not leave me much, but I hadn't counted on this happening. I prayed and called my kids. We prayed together and then I called Paul. My heart was in my throat and I wanted to have faith and not worry or fear but it was not looking good for me. I quickly told Paul what was going on and asked him to pray. He could tell I was concerned from the sound of my voice and he said he would pray. I immediately hung up and called my mom. The gas gauge dropped to 10 miles and we had barely moved at all! She quickly got off the phone so she could pray fervently!

All of a sudden it was like the flood gates were open and we were moving so quickly. I said, "God as an act of faith I am not looking at the gas gauge again. I trust You to get me home on these last 10 miles of gasoline." I did not look at the gauge again. Instead I thanked Him:
Thank You God for getting me off the bridge!

Thank You God for getting me through the tunnel!

Thank You God for getting me down this Interstate!

Thank You God for getting me to my exit!

Thank You God for getting me to DIP!

Thank You God for getting me through my last stop light!

Thank You God for all the green lights!

Thank You God for getting me on my road!

Thank You God for getting me to my driveway!

Thank You God for getting me home!

It took me over an hour to get home when I normally get home in less than 30 minutes. I looked at my gauge and this is what it said:

God is a miracle working God! I thank Him so much for all He has done. If you need something big and there is no way you can do it on your own, just ask Him and believe it! You will see the hand of God all over your life!

MARK 11:24 There I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Friends, we serve a BIG God and there is nothing too hard for Him. Ask Him to do something impossible and watch how amazing He does it!

God bless you!

~Bridgett Owens

Hurricane Zeta | Thankful Thursday

Welcome to my Thankful Thursday blog post! The LORD impressed on my heart to carve out a section on my blog to share what I am thankful for. I call this my Thankful Thursday blog posts. I will continue to share what I am thankful for each week, so be sure to come back to my blog and we can count our blessings together.

I have a lot to be thankful for today. My family and I survived Hurricane Zeta! God spared us from flooding and our home is intact. We lost power and as of the time of this writing it is still not restored. Edit: Power is restored! Thank You, Jesus! My husband’s windshield is cracked all the way across and my daughter’s car suffered a lot of damage. 

The house was so hot and even with the windows opened it didn’t cool off. We sleep with a fan and so I didn’t sleep much last night. I tried listening to the 45 mph winds and imagine myself at the ocean without a hurricane but it was too muggy for that to work. I prayed a lot and even though we had some roof damage, (I’m not sure the extent of all that), but it could have been so much worse. 

Today my prayers and thoughts are with those in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana who were deeply impacted by this devastating storm. I cannot imagine how the residents of NOLA are handling so many blows to their city. I pray for those displaced who lost homes and possessions and those injured. I am praying for those without power. I am praying for the workers who are doing all they can to get the power back on for millions of customers!

I am thankful for my job that I am able to work today. I am thankful for my vehicle and the gas to get to work. I’m thankful for God protecting our family and home through the night. I thank God the vehicles were not hurt worse than they are. I'm thankful for the men and women at the power companies who are working long hours and in dangerous conditions to restore power!

Please join me in prayer for the victims of Hurricane Zeta and pray for our nation to turn their hearts toward God.  Please join me in prayer for the residents of Citronelle!!! God do what you do best...the impossible!

EPHESIANS 3:20-21 Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow for an amazing testimony of God's faithfulness. God bless you!

Hugs,

Bridgett Owens