Hey Dr. George Goodman!

Thank you for this post. It is so true that, if we step out of our comfort zone and "destroy" our independence, God will meet us and reveal himself to us in a new way. I am currently "fighting" my inner fear to tell people about my faith and about the great things God has already done in my life and the lives of people around me. People know that I am a Christian and attend church regularly, but I find it difficult to tell them about Jesus and how he has changed my whole life and attitude. I feel that God is asking me to take that step of faith, obey him and tell others more about him. I have already experienced that God can do amazing things when I totally rely on him and give up control in certain areas of my life. And yet I find it so difficult.

I pray for everyone (including myself) that they will have the courage to take that step into the "discomfort zone", totally depend on God and experience what he will do when we let go. I expect amazing things to happen!

Annika

Barbara,

I will pray for you. We just had a very good Bible study on prayer this week in my local church. One of the scriptures we were encouraged to read everyday (at least three times :-) ) is in 1. John 5:14-15: "And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for."

I am confident and believe that your prayer has been heard and answered already. It might just take some time to manifest. I'm gonna pray with you!

Annika

Wow - looks like you have been very busy and successful this week despite the obstacles of flu and hail.
We packed three big boxes full of all sorts of stuff. With some things it was easy to let go, with others it was a battle and I would like to get them out of the house asap not to be tempted to put them back into the storage room.
There is still much more in the wardrobes and cupboards but it will take more time to sort through it. I will keep doing this over the next weeks. It is astonishing how much unnecessary stuff we collected in 22 months in this apartment. Every time I move houses, I get rid of a lot of things, because they feel like a burden. But they seem to come back or be replaced with other stuff within months. I really have to work on that.