Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. - Matthew 25:2-4
Well, we intend on being counted among the wise on this one! Last Thursday, Gretchen, Joe(Gretchen's son) and I made a giant step in "filling our lamps with oil" in preparation for what is yet to be. We went to Target and started a gift registry for Wellspring Living SC. This may seem foolish to some, but He has said He was going to do this thing, and He is after all, a MAN of HIS WORD!
Many of you may recall that in my own personal life there is this "thing" that God has promised He was in the midst of doing and late one night He spoke to my heart and said..."live your life as if I have already done it!"
So it seemed like if it was a good thing in one area, it might be smart to apply it to other areas where we have seen Him on the move. I may have never been a Girl or Boy Scout ... but a person that walks with Jesus better have on his or her preparedness!
Another reason to be excited... we are now up to two official board members and counting! We will give a complete list in the days ahead.
I have a sweet story to tell about someone else we will be inviting to come along beside us on the journey. But I will have to wait, because if she reads this before we offer the invitaion it would spoil the fun. All I will say is that God shows up in the most unexpected places at the most unexpected times to whisper in our ears. It's good to hear the whisper!
