The Giving Key

For a few months now I have longed for a Giving Key. I love the stories behind the company and so for Valentine's Day I asked for one. All three of my boys were with me when I went and looked at them. They come in several styles and lengths, and originally I wanted a silver one. They didn't have any long silver ones, and so as I looked at the length and color of this one, I found the key said:

BELIEVE

To be honest, I didn't embrace that word immediately. I walked around the shop thinking about the word and really wondering if that was the word I wanted. <- you did read that, right? 

It's been a month since Jeremy had the craziest week of his life. Since we both fell to our knees crying out to God about our future....was I really supposed to have a key that said BELIEVE? I wasn't even sure I even wanted to wear a key that said that. But...God...I absolutely BELIEVE that He wanted me to have that key. 

Matthew 21:22 "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

John 3:36a "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life..."

John 6:35 "...Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

I could honestly site the whole book of John...

Romans 10:10 "For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Hebrews 11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

James 1:6 "But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."

These are just a few of the verses I began clinging to...

When I started wearing the key, it gave me numerous opportunities to explain what a Giving Key was, but also to share our story with others. Through the months ahead I want to be found BELIEVING and putting my faith in the Father who knows me, loves me, and cares for me. 

-Karen

Your Will Lord, not ours.