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By
Wendy Greiner Lefko
Just last month we took our second "child"
to college. I don't know where
the years have gone! But I’m
finding they seem to fly by faster as time goes on.
This past year has brought lots of changes to our family, from
moving to health issues to children growing up.
I even had to get reading glasses!
I feel like it's been one perpetual merry-go-round with changing
scenery after every rotation. But
the one thing I've found to be constant and unchanging is the Lord's
presence. Through every
season, through every turn in the road, He's been there, always.
Sometimes it feels as though everything has changed, except for
Him. And I believe that is the
point He wants to bring each of us to at one time or another.
It is the only way we can find out just how faithful and sovereign
He truly is. He keeps our
footing firm when the ground that we thought was so secure beneath us
shakes with the tremors of uncertainty.
It is then that He reveals Himself to be the Rock on which we
stand, and only then can we clearly see how firm a foundation He is.
One thing we can know for sure is that in this life
change will come. But those
are the times when He can teach us the most about Himself and ourselves.
Are we resting on the Rock of His promises or on the shifting sands
of this world? If we remain in
Him, He will prove Himself faithful and true, through every change of
season in this life. I'm so
thankful for His unchanging grace!
"Whither
shall I go from Thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there: if I make my bed in
hell, behold, Thou art there. If I take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there
shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me"
(Psalm 139:7-10).
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If
you are concerned because God doesn’t seem to be answering your prayers,
consider the following.
If
the request is wrong, God says: No
If the timing is wrong, God says: Slow
If you are wrong, God says: Grow
But if the request is right, the timing is right, and you are right,
God says: Go!
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Dennis Kinlaw, one-time president of
Asbury
College
told of the time he held his little grandchild in his arms for the first
time. As his eyes flooded with
tears he wondered, "Is there anyone who feels about me the way I feel
about this little one?" The
answer was a resounding "Yes, and even more--God Himself."
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Annie Johnson Flint lived most of her life in pain.
Orphaned early in life, her body was embarrassed by incontinence,
weakened by cancer, and twisted and deformed by rheumatoid arthritis.
She was incapacitated for so long that according to one eyewitness
she needed seven or eight pillows around her body just to cushion the raw
sores she suffered from being bedridden. Yet her autobiography is rightly
called "The Making of the Beautiful."
Almost like a minstrel from heaven she penned words that touch the
heart in its despairing moments. One
of her best-known poems, put to music, reads:
He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;
To added affliction, He addeth His mercy,
To multiplied trials His multiplied peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father's full giving has only begun.
His love has no limit, His grace has no measure,
His power has no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.
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FIX
YOUR EYES ON JESUS
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When businessman Allen Emery was in the wool business, he once spent
an evening with a shepherd on the
Texas
prairie. During the night, the
long wail of coyotes pierced the air. The
shepherd's dogs growled and peered into the darkness.
The sheep, which had been sleeping, lumbered to their feet, alarmed,
bleating pitifully. The shepherd
tossed more logs onto the fire, and the flames shot up.
In the glow, Allen looked out and saw thousands of little lights.
He realized those were reflections of the fire in the eyes of the
sheep.
"In the midst of danger," he observed,
"the sheep were not looking out into the darkness but were keeping
their eyes set in the direction of their safety, looking toward the
shepherd. I couldn't help but think of Hebrews 12:2--'Looking
unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.'"
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GREINER
ITINERARY
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Oct. 1
CEF of Berks
County
Banquet
Fleetwood
,
PA
Oct. 3
Ladies Bible Study (Ruth)
Community Room
90 Monroe Blvd.
Henderson Square Apts.
King of Prussia
,
PA
Oct. 9
Vera
Cruz
E.C.
Church
Emmaus
,
PA
Oct. 11
Seniors Group (Claire & Ruth)
Church of the Savior
Oct. 12
Keswick Ladies Luncheon (Ruth)
Keswick
,
NJ
Oct. 15-16
United
Methodist
Church
Missions Conference
Collingswood
,
NJ
Oct. 23
Seifert
Wesleyan
Church
Birdsboro
,
PA
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* Praise for continued healing for Claire.
Lab tests on September 7 showed the red cells and platelets are
especially good, and the white cells increasing.
He doesn’t have to see the doctor for a month, but will continue
on thalidomide. Praise God for
the touch of the Great Physician.
* Praise for open doors for family ministry.
* Praise for God’s faithful provision..
* Pray as Larry continues to seek God’s will
regarding a pastorate.
* Pray for God's anointing on every aspect of the
ministry: web site, literature, programs, etc..
Thank you, dear fellow pilgrims, for your fellowship
as we journey Home. Your prayers and support mean more than you can ever
know. God bless you for your faithfulness. We thank the Lord upon every
remembrance of you.
With joyful praise,
"The
Greiners"
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