Earning, tithing, saving, and spending, we are ready!

A couple weeks ago, I was discussing money with our teenagers. I was trying to explain to them that I actually had to earn the money to get to go out with my friends when I was their age. My mom sold Avon and if I needed money, I helped her sell it and I would get the money to go to the movies or skating out of that.

 My children surprised me in the most awesome way. Instead of just accepting what I was telling them about earning my own money versus how much we give them, they wanted to know if they could earn their own money too. I have sold Avon many times throughout the years but I am most excited about this opportunity. I look forward to teaching our kids to earn, tithe, save and spend. They are ready to go! We were able to get everything in place yesterday. Here is our website that anyone that wants can order from directly or they can email, message, or call me and if you are local , we will deliver a book to you!

Here is a link to our website! Feel free to share ... http://www.youravon.com/johnnahurt

A Grateful Believer in Jesus Christ,
Johnna

Knowing Our Place

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2:6, 7 ESV) 

This was the daily bible verse I received this morning. Something new immediately struck me when I read it and it has grown in my heart until I felt led to write it out.

"....because there was no place for them in the inn."   

Jesus was born in a manger, in a world that had no place for him. He was born to a young couple with little means and in circumstances that just didn't support his arrival. 

Looking at the reality of this infant's situation, born to young unmarried parents with no special recognition to their names; one could not possibly have assessed this and come to the conclusion that this was our savior. 

God brought his only begotten son into this world not because we had a place prepared for him but because he had a place prepared for us. 

Sometimes, we look at our worldly situation and search for answers. Where is our place? Where do we belong? What will be our career? What is our purpose? 

We can't look at our current circumstances and try to figure out the answers. We have to look to God and understand, he already has the answers. He has all that we are seeking. God has our purpose and our place figured out in his plan. 

It's time to stop trying to "fit in". It's time to stop trying to find our place. This world is simply a small part of our journey. We work here, we grow here and then one day, in Gods time, we will make our way home, and there, we will be in our place. 

A Grateful Believer in Jesus Christ, 

Johnna