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Last month, when I went to a Joyce Meyer conference, I heard her say something (multiple times) that I had never heard her say before.

What God orders, He pays for.


It might not sound as spiritual as I’d like it to… but this is absolute truth. I’ve spent my entire adult life trying to pay for all the things I want – all the things I’ve ordered.  As you might have guessed, it hasn’t worked out so well.

However… when God orders something, He pays for it.  When He starts something, He finishes it.  When He calls me to do something, He provides everything that is needed to carry it out.

I’ve have seen this SO clearly in the last several months.  It was the Lord who asked me to have another child. It was the Lord who began this little life inside of me last Labor Day weekend.  My husband and I had already given up trying to make it happen ourselves.  We resolved to just wait and see when God would do what He said He would do.  Honestly, we didn’t even give Him many opportunities (if you know what I mean) last summer.  So, when we weren’t looking, God put in His order for a baby boy and we were a bit surprised (considering the odds we had given Him) and very excited when we found out I was pregnant.

Of course, all of the baby items at our house had long since been donated, yard saled, or thrown away.  We had practical, cheap, self-employed medical insurance, which involves a $5000 deductible.  Like many others in America today, we were facing tough financial times.  It was clear from the get-go that God would have to do a miracle to provide all that was needed for this baby.

Over the last several months, we’ve seen His miracle provision.  We have been given every baby item known to man.  I may not even need to do laundry as long as our baby boy is in the 0-3 month size range…. he has more than enough to wear when he gets here!  Amazingly, God has provided all of the $5000 to cover our insurance deductible.  In addition, God has allowed us to prepare a room for our baby boy…in a home we weren’t sure we’d be able to keep. There is nothing more that we need in order to welcome our son into the world.

This baby was God’s idea… His order.  It didn’t cost us anything (except the willingness to follow along and the criticism of some people who thought we were crazy).  God has paid for the whole thing, and we are the ones who are reaping the benefits.  Incredible dividends.

So what has God ordered in your life?  What has He planned for you?  Know that He will provide ALL that is needed to cover the miracle, the ministry, the transition in your life.  What God orders, He pays for.  You just wait and see!

“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being…”   Ephesians 3:16

“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”   Philippians 4:19

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This was God’s message to me today.  Stop with the ongoing thoughts:

“I should have…”

“I should never have…”

“I really should be more like…”

“I should be ashamed for…”

Stop shoulding on yourself, and listen to Me.  I love you with an everlasting love.  I dreamed you up in My heart and created you for a purpose.  I have awesome and abundant plans for your life.  Stop criticizing yourself and listen to Me.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free

from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2


The Lord posed a few questions in my heart this morning.  Take a minute to consider them as I did….  When the one you love (friend, child, sibling, spouse) is distant from you, do you get angry with them?  When the one you cherish doesn’t listen to you or obey your wishes, do you write them off forever?  When the one you love hurts you, do you stop loving them back?

I am a sinful, weak, selfish human being, yet I can often maintain love for someone who has wandered away, disobeyed, or hurt me.   How much MORE does the living, loving, compassionate God of this universe love me and you, even when we are distant, rebellious, and independent in our relationship with Him?

When I start shoulding on myself, it drives me further away from God rather than to Him.  Why do I run and hide?  He knows me, and how I am.  He is not surprised by my behavior.  I must remember that He loves me, that He longs for me, and that He is waiting for me to return to His presence.  Not so that He can lecture me or punish me, but so that He can embrace me with all of His love and shower me with His grace.  Hear this (personalized) word from the Lord:

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“When you were a child, I loved you,
and out of bondage I called you, My child.

But the more I called, the further you went from me.
You sought your own way and worshiped other things.

It was I who taught you to walk, taking you by the arms;
but you did not realize it was I who healed you.

I led you with cords of human kindness, with ties of love;
I lifted the yoke from your neck and bent down to feed you.”

Hosea 11:1-4


I am the LORD your God and I am with you,
I am mighty to save.
I will take great delight in you,
I will quiet you with My love,
I will rejoice over you with singing.”

Zephaniah 3:17

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written prayers inserted at the Wailing Wall
written prayers inserted at the Wailing Wall

Once again, the power of prayer was made clear to me this week.  I visited with a good friend at church, and we chatted about the baby boy in my womb.  She reminded me of the moment when the seed was truly sown for this little boy.  It was a long time ago.

My friend and her husband were traveling to Israel nine years ago.  My husband really wanted to go on this trip, but I was newly pregnant with our second child.  It’s always been a dream of his (and mine) to see the Holy Land, but since he couldn’t go, he asked our friends to do something for him while they were there.  He gave them a slip of paper, and asked them to place it in the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.  On the paper, he had written a prayer… the longing and desire of his heart.

The Wailing Wall received its famous name from the British in 1917.   During their rule in Israel, they witnessed the ongoing presence of Jewish people praying and weeping at the last standing piece of the Temple wall  (built by Herod in 19 BC).   This piece of wall is actually a retaining wall that supported the extended Temple platform that Herod built.   The Jewish people have been visiting the Wailing Wall as a place of prayer since about 400 AD.   They come to mourn the destruction of the Temple and to make requests of the Lord.  They believe that there is something very powerful about the wall.  To them, it’s a holy site where God’s presence once dwelt.  They believe that there is no place on earth closer to God or to heaven.

It has become very common for people who visit the wall to insert their prayers on a piece of paper.  Since my husband couldn’t go to the Holy Land, this was his wish.  To have the prayer of his heart placed inside the Wailing Wall.  What did he write on the paper?  He asked God for a son.

I had completely forgotten about this time in our lives!  It was shortly after our friends’ return from Israel when we discovered that our second child would be another girl.  We were happy to have a healthy child,  but the longing remained in my husband’s heart in the days that led up to our daughter’s birth.

I moved on, became busy with two little girls, and was honestly content with the size of our family.  It wasn’t until 2 years ago when the Lord asked me to have another child that I thought about how much my husband had wanted a son.  Even when I talked with him about the Lord’s apparent plan to give us another baby, it seemed that even my husband had forgotten how much he desired to have a son nine years ago.

But the Lord never forgot.  He heard those prayers.  He knew the longing of my man’s heart.  He waited until the time was right, and brought the answer to prayer.

This time I knew, even before I got pregnant, that this baby would be a boy.  The Lord made it very clear to me that this child was a blessing to my husband, and that it would be a son.  When my friend reminded me this week about the Wailing Wall prayer, I realized once again just how amazing God is and how powerful our prayers are.  Nine years seems like a long time to wait.  My husband had long since left that request at the foot of the Father’s throne.  He trusted God with his heart’s desire. Even when the years went by.  And now here we are, just seven weeks away from meeting our little boy.

This nine year old story is a challenge to you and me today.  What do you need to bring to the Wailing Wall?  What is the desire of your heart?  Write it down, roll it up, and place it in your wailing wall.  In essence, you will be laying it at the foot of His throne.  Let Him take His time.  Let Him shape your dream and your desire.  Let Him answer you when He knows that the timing is perfect.

What have you been waiting for?  Does it seem like it’s too late?  With God, it’s never too late.  My husband will finally experience the joy and desire of his heart at 47 years old!  Don’t let the enemy tell you that it’s over.  Your future is being written by your Loving Father.  Rest in Him, knowing that He has you in His hands.

This is what the LORD says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you.”  Isaiah 49:8