Today is my oldest daughter’s birthday. She was two weeks overdue and the doc was going to induce labor the next day if she weren’t born that day. It was a Sunday morning. We had gone to church early as we did each Sunday. My wife played the piano and I led the worship so we were there to prepare. All of a sudden she went into labor. We never did that service. We went home and the rest is history!

What is amazingly on my mind this morning is a huge message from God He has been wanting me to know and believe from Him. Yesterday afternoon I was looking up a recipe on-line for Kathy and my daughter Angie. They were making salsa and canning tomatoes. They needed to know how long to process the salsa. In looking for this on-line the computer was hacked and frozen. A number was present on the frozen screen to call which I did. It turned out to be hackers. I didn’t give any pertinent info since my daughter was very savvy to this and she was at my side. I hung up on them with my computer frozen. I didn’t tell anyone this at the moment, but I was feeling as helpless as I use to feel when I was a kid being beaten by my dad or used by my brother. I wanted to go into an escape mode as I did as a child, but I’m 73 not 10 years old. I needed to leave for counseling appointments so I left and got home at 8:30 pm last night.

This morning as I got up I turned on the computer and everything booted up as though nothing had ever happened. I then began my bible reading where the scripture reading and devotional readings all had the same message: God is Almighty and is also all Loving. We are to turn to Him for ALL of our needs. I can quit trying to take care of my needs in my own strength. I’ve known this for SO LONG, but yesterday’s event leaving me feeling so helpless took this message to my core where my helplessness was still housed from those early years of abuse. Today I let God’s Son and Holy Spirit move into this place wiping out that old fear!

Who would ever think God would use a canning recipe to fill a void I never thought would or could be filled? Only this God Who is Almighty and All Loving would do this! What a thankful grandpa and dad I am!