Jones Family Updates

From My Utmost for His Highest, March 28: "... I know when the instructions have come from God because of their quiet persistence. But when I begin to weigh the pros and cons , and doubt and debate enter into my mind, I am bringing in an element that is not of God. This will only result in my concluding that His instructions to me were not right. Many of us are faithful to our ideas about Jesus Christ, but how many of us are faithful to Jesus Himself? Faithfulness to Jesus means that I must step out even when and where I can’t see anything (see Matthew 14:29 ). But faithfulness to my own ideas means that I first clear the way mentally. Faith, however, is not intellectual understanding; faith is a deliberate commitment to the Person of Jesus Christ, even when I can’t see the way ahead." Last week my Dad and I went along with Kathie's care facility on a tour of PetCo Park, the home field for the Padres. It was the second time Kathie and I had been there and the ...

Taking the Next Step, Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, March 5. . . . in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses —2 Corinthians 6:4 “When you have no vision from God, no enthusiasm left in your life, and no one watching and encouraging you, it requires the grace of Almighty God to take the next step in your devotion to Him, in the reading and studying of His Word, in your family life, or in your duty to Him. It takes much more of the grace of God, and a much greater awareness of drawing upon Him, to take that next step…” Yesterday marked five-and-a-half-years since our accident. After working around the house, I was able to be with Kathie in the late afternoon. As I stood on her right side, she seemed to focus and look at me as if to say, “I’m glad to see you.” The first cold she has had since the accident has subsided, she learned to cough better and that was an important step. One of my fears since reversing her tracheostomy was her ability to cough...