We did not know what we were getting ourselves into when we headed down State Road 26. We arrived at the house to see a sign on the door that he was in the barn. We walked around back, still not so sure of what was going to happen this day as we were just helping out a neighbor. That's when we met James or Jim (we are friends now, so I can call him Jim). Jim was so joyful and so full of life. He was excited to see his brothers and sisters at his door to help him. He joyfully greeted us and more joyfully thanked us for being there. We walked around the yard and cleared up the the sticks and leaves. We spent about two hours doing this until the thunderstorm brought our work to an end. Jim invited us inside to have cupcakes, write in the guestbook, and have a seat. As we sat in that house and as Avaline, Jim's wife, sat with us we were blessed. We were blessed, we were convicted, and we saw a glimpse of God.
The first blessing of God was how he showed his faithfulness. Jim and Avaline do not live an eloquent life in a large house. They do not live a life that is filled with riches and filled with never ending funds. Quite the opposite. Jim and Avaline live a humble life in a humble home. They are on the fence everyday if they will be able to remain in their home. And as we were sitting there listening to their lives and how God brought them to where they were at, we saw how faithful God truly is. Avaline handed us a book that had many signatures of the people who have poured into their lives. And that was when Avaline explained that when times get hard, God blesses them so much through people. She explained that if she put stones in a pile for all the blessings that God has given them and given them through people, the pile would be never ending. God is faithful.
The second blessing or maybe conviction was that God will guide us. If we let go of everything, he will show us where to go. If we just stop trying to control what we want to do and look to him, he will take us somewhere. There is much more to this story, but no words can describe it. God is in control.
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