Then God Showed Up

Tonight I am at mom's again, just for a visit this time, no one in our house is sick.  I have a confession to make, I have been having a hard time believing that God is going to let me keep my baby.  I haven't said it out loud because I felt like if I said it out loud then something bad would happen to her.  I am a worrier by nature, and when I say worrier I mean completely overcome with unreasonable fear.  This is something I am really struggling with more in the last couple of years than ever and I really have to seek God on and try to overcome.  I haven't been in the Word like I should be and I realize when I get out of the habit of reading God's word the fear gets worse (coincidence, I think not).  But tonight God showed up, in the little computer room upstairs at my parents house.  I sat down to check my e-mail and I had a prayer request in my inbox and I grabbed the little inspirational calendar that my mom keeps on her desk to try to find something inspirational for this young lady in our youth group.  There are quotes and prayers and scriptures on different days, that is when I ran across December 17th, Maci's birthday, and there was a quote and a scripture.  God spoke so clearly to me with these words as if he had been sitting in the room with me.

The quote:
"Nothing with God can be accidental."
                             -Henry W. Longfellow


The scripture:
"For I know the plans I have for  you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
                          -Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

God shows up when we least expect him!! He is so faithful, and loves us enough to give us something so simple yet so profound to calm our fears. 

Also, on a quick side note, please say a prayer for Bill's dad,  he had a heart attack this morning.  They did an emergency surgery and he is now in ICU.  He looks good and is alert and talking, but he still needs prayer.