Hi! A friend of mine gave me a great idea awhile back based on 1 Samuel 7:12 when Samuel took a large stone and named it Ebenezer--meaning the stone of help. My friend takes polished river rocks and a paint pen and writes on the rocks each time her family receives an answer to prayer. They display them in their house as a tribute to what God has done. We started doing this, too, and have really enjoyed the tangible reminders of what God has done to help us. It's a great conversation starter, too, when people see the rocks and wonder what they are. It reminds me, too, of the way the Israelites made a memorial after crossing the river.
Talk about a bad day - Eli's two son's die, then Eli dies falling backwards off his chair breaking his neck, and then Eli's daughter-in-law dies during labor -- all because they were so distraught over the capture of the ark. Kinda makes me think of what things I hold onto that make me feel safe in God, when really all we need in our relationship with Him!
Also, I found it interesting that when the ark was being sent around to the different regions because no one wanted it anymore because of the devastation it caused - that God used the ark to cause devastation vs bringing goodness to the people so they could better understand God's love -- but I guess that goes back to the purpose of the ark not suppose to have people believe in it to bring them goodness and happiness but rather it comes from God, himself.
And I like you idea, Jenni, about the rocks! We can use the same idea with our turkey hands that we'll do at our next WOW meeting!
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Hi! A friend of mine gave me a great idea awhile back based on 1 Samuel 7:12 when Samuel took a large stone and named it Ebenezer--meaning the stone of help. My friend takes polished river rocks and a paint pen and writes on the rocks each time her family receives an answer to prayer. They display them in their house as a tribute to what God has done. We started doing this, too, and have really enjoyed the tangible reminders of what God has done to help us. It's a great conversation starter, too, when people see the rocks and wonder what they are. It reminds me, too, of the way the Israelites made a memorial after crossing the river.
Talk about a bad day - Eli's two son's die, then Eli dies falling backwards off his chair breaking his neck, and then Eli's daughter-in-law dies during labor -- all because they were so distraught over the capture of the ark. Kinda makes me think of what things I hold onto that make me feel safe in God, when really all we need in our relationship with Him!
Also, I found it interesting that when the ark was being sent around to the different regions because no one wanted it anymore because of the devastation it caused - that God used the ark to cause devastation vs bringing goodness to the people so they could better understand God's love -- but I guess that goes back to the purpose of the ark not suppose to have people believe in it to bring them goodness and happiness but rather it comes from God, himself.
And I like you idea, Jenni, about the rocks! We can use the same idea with our turkey hands that we'll do at our next WOW meeting!
Such a great idea, Jenni, to write on rocks. After reading the Old Testament I feel like piling them up all over the yard :)
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