Remembering the Rainbow

The Israelites built altars;  they had "markers" to remind them of the  Work that Their Lord had done.  It was good for them to look at something and remember the mighty work of God.

Having "faith" can free us.  When we are walking through a tough time, if we keep our eyes fixed on God, His Promises, and what He has done for us, we will see things differently, and we will not have an urgency to "fix it" ourselves. 

I would love to tell you that I walk by faith all the time and I never get anxious, but at times I fall short.   I still try to "fix things". However, I can tell you that when I walk by faith, I am very blessed.  The Lord is always is very gracious and gentle with me.

There have been so many ways the Lord has been faithful to me, I would like to share one of the many ways He has been glorified, and I have been blessed.

Before each ministry begins for the year, I pray and lift it up to the Lord to see if this is His Will.  A number of years ago, I prayed about Vacation Bible School for that  year.  I felt that this is what The Lord would have for our church.  I remember saying that I was handing the entire week over to Him.  

There are two things I remember about that year.  The first was I had complete peace about all the details and the staffing.  I had faith that God would provide the people to serve.  That year there were more than usual last minute staff cancellation. Each time I heard it, I remember saying, "That is ok, God will provide angels for that week." And He did.  We were fully staffed!

The second way He blessed me will always be one of my markers.  Thursday night is our big outreach for Vacation Bible School.  For the Fun Fest, we have the lawn set up with games, and inflatables.   This year we had the games set up early and everything was ready to go... except all of a sudden there were black clouds that were not moving.  We were talking about options, and then I remember asking someone to pray with me.  We went to a room and prayed.. and prayed.   I prayed that The Lord would hold off the rain, and bring a rainbow.  When I finished I remember looking up to the person I was praying with, and saying " I am not sure why I prayed for a rainbow."

As the Fun Fest time was coming near, I remember having faith that The Lord would hold off the rain so that we could minister to the people He brought.  By the time we went outside, the sun was starting to shine through, and everyone was having a good time.

I remember telling someone how we had prayed, and that although I was very grateful that it was not raining, I was a little disappointed there was not a rainbow.  The person replied "Well in order for a rainbow, it would have to rain."  A couple minutes after that a very faint drizzle occurred, but the sun was out, so no one left.  It only drizzled for a couple minutes, and then it stopped.  When it stopped, the person pointed out to me a double rainbow in the sky. God not only blessed me with a rainbow, but He gave me two. God is good!

I am not sure what you are walking through, but remember your markers, remember what Your God has done for you.   As you walk through it with faith, your faith will grow, and so will your markers.  As you share what God has done, He will be glorified and you will be blessed.