Without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6

Those that are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:8

I want to share a story of a lesson today.

My husband was taking our eldest outside and I was helping him get ready, when I felt the Lord want me to do something I’d never done.

It wasn’t a small still whisper like with the prophet Elijah, sometimes it’s an impression, or a download or it could be a millions ways- however He chooses to speak in that moment.

It was a knowing this time.

“Have your son scrape the new soap under his nails before he goes outside”

Then after there was a bombardment of all these “what will and what if” thoughts aka the warfare.

“What will my husband say?”

“Should I do it?”

I had just a moment to step into destiny or it would have been missed.

I call our son over and ask him to scratch the new soap that is high in anti-pathogenic properties under his nails & tell him it is going to help him.

He does one hand. He didn’t really like it. He didn’t want to do the other hand.

I don’t force him.

He goes out and tells his dad how he had soap under his nails and felt weird.

My husband looks at me with this look like … “what are you up to now.” It wasn’t bad or anything.

And I responded by saying it will help protect him.

After they come back my husband tells me that our son found something in the ground, he wasn’t sure what it was but later saw that it was a piece of animal poop.

Me: (in silence thinking “that is so disgusting”) what hand was it?

My husband: the left hand.

My son: no it was the right hand… this one…

It was the hand that the soap was placed under!!!!

This method is used to protect children and young ones against parasites.

I had no idea what would happen.

But God knew!

Random acts of obedience.

They don’t make sense. They RARELY do.

What tremendous pain would have been felt if I had chosen not to listen.

I praise God that He made me hear Him.

We won’t know or understand everything- we weren’t meant to.

That’s God’s job.

It’s not His will for us to function like that in complete independence.

It is His will to share things when He wills it. That creates a deep dependence on Him. The constant pursuit of His heart- this must be our ALWAYS #1 priority in life. Him.

Anyhow I pray this blesses you.

Incase you want to know more, this is the incredible soap I used. (Savings code: faithrefinedbyfire)

God bless & stay close to God,

JC

8 ¶ By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Hebrews 11:8