Wow, I couldn't believe what just hit me

So, it is after midnight regardless of what the time says on the blogaroo as I have noticed it is a couple hours behind schedule, c'mon time! so my sabbath be over, hence I am here to share what i experienced on my sabbath.

I slept in a bit today as the past week has been short on sleeping hours, but in a good way.  I got up to all three kiddos wide awake, but being quite and playing.  So the day begins. 

On my list first was going to get food for the fam, as it had been put off long enough.  Now I know that some will say, if its your sabbath why are you going grocery shopping, thats not rest.  Yes I know, but it is not work.  You see, I was taking a sabbath, which my interpretation was "make no plans" .  Jesus said it best in Mark 2 when...

 ²⁵ He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ²⁶ In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”

You see, when you gotta eat, you gotta eat.  So I got the two little ones and we were getting ready to go to Aldi for groceries for the week.  I had a short list and short money supply, $41 to be exact.  So I decided to pray, Jesus you know our needs please provide our needs today, if you can take some fish and bread and feed thousands from that, surely you can take this $41 and feed us five.  Off we were, got inside and got everything on the list with the addition of granola bars, freezer pops, and an extra bag of carrots.  As we were waiting to checkout this really nice old lady was talking with the kiddos, mainly isaac, and we chatted about stages of life.  It came to be my turn and I told the cashier, "work your magic, I have limited funds".  So as the total was ringing up I was thinking, oh man this is gonna be close, but if I have to get rid of the popsicles and granola bars, so be it.  The total rang up to $45.88...batman I was so close!  As I was getting ready to take the popsicles and granola bars off she asked "how much do you have?" and then said I'll cover the rest... 

^{Matthew 21:21} Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. ²² If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Wow, I couldn't believe what just hit me...I went back to her and said thank you so much, you have no idea...before I got her I prayed to Jesus that this $41 covers our needs, you will provide, and then you did that...bless you, I am beside myself.  Then my eyes started to well up.  She quickly headed to the back and that was that.  As soon as I got home I had to tell Jackman and and the mrs., needless to say they were in amazement.  I am not going to minimize that experience, but for now, that be that.

We then ate lunch, did some cleaning and went to the pool.  The main topic at the pool was some random people saw Isaac and said, "the jumpy jumpy kid is back".  IZ likes to jump in the pool all day long, from the edge or while in the water, whether he can touch or not, because in his eyes he can swim.  That gave our hearts a smile.

We got back from the pool and I fired the ol grill up for cheeseburgers and hot dogs, lou like hers cut up really really tiny.  Yup two reallys every time.  The wifey then organized and cleaned lous room.  We ate and then cleaned up while Kris went back to lous room.  I told the kiddos that after dinner we were going outside, we had work to do.  One of her friends showed up so it was perfect timing.  I cleaned the gardens out while the kiddos did their thing.  After I cleaned the gardens out the wifey and her friend were still chatting so I thought what the heck, Ill mow the yard, so I did.

You see, i do not work seven days a week, this was my sabbath.  This was a day for me to make no plans, rest my mind and I did just that.  By doing so I was resting on the sabbath and allowing the Holy Spirit to work.  By doing so we got the house cleaned, pool done, movie watched, gardens clean, yard mowed, and had a prayer answered, tangibly and visibly.  This was not the first day I have had prayers answered, but the first time I have had a specific prayer answered immediately with a visible and tangible result.  This was the first day in a long time, possibly ever that I have grasped what the sabbath is...a day to let the Holy Spirit work and show off, not a day where 'mans' work is done.

Jesus fed and can feed thousands of people.  Jesus is my provider.

It is what it is, and this be it