The Rhythms of His Heart

Last week I was teaching kids at my church. It was the usual chaos at the beginning as parents were dropping off their kids and signing them in to our program. I used my "adult voice" and began directing the beauties to grab their mats to sit on the floor! I was organizing myself a bit...when I heard this sweet little girl's voice begin to be drowned out by her tears. I asked  her what was wrong and she was heartbroken! She had wanted to sit by a little girl whom she tried so desparately to befriend and this girl rejected her requests. I left her to be consoled by my helper  &  carried on to teach, but this moment would be one that would teach me forever!   You see, I realized that in that broken heart of that 6 year old girl was what God said was in me!  The years of people pleasing and rejection by friends had all built up...and all I could do was sit there and cry and tell Him how I felt!  The Little Dee fears of rejection had caught up...

My sweet sister Jessica Giesbrecht ( & Husband Richard) came on Staff at YFC Portage in the Fall.  Last week she had a God moment with a few of the girls at our Craft Club...so with her permission and in her own words read this & thank Him for His Grace! Never underestimate the power of showing grace! Jessica with some of "the girls" "Shanley asked me when she got to The Door for Craft Night if she could get a winter jacket from our clothing room. The zipper on her winter jacket was broken, and now all she had was a spring jacket. I told her to remind me after Craft Night when the rest of the girls had gone just so it would be more controlled and so that they wouldn’t all get the impression that everything in that room was free game. So after Craft Night was pretty much wrapped up Shanley reminded me so we headed upstairs, Jacy and Josie close behind as they were all going to walk home together. I gave them all instructions before I unlocked the door of...