Way Maker

Dear Friend,        

Psalm 138 is one of my favorite Psalms. David starts in verse one with “I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart” and finishes it seven verses later with “The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever – do not abandon the works of your hands.” 

As beautiful as that is, I want to draw your attention to the middle verses, where David says, “May all the kings of the earth praise you, O Lord, when they hear the words of your mouth.” We don’t know exactly when David wrote this, but we do know that earthly kings were considered above average people like you and me. And then he wrote the next verse (verse 5), which is our theme verse for this month’s Box of Blessings:

May they sing of the ways of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord is great.”

There are two important points I want you to see: First, while David was referring to kings, in God’s eyes, we are no different than kings! (Or, said another way, kings are no different than us!) Second, we are to sing “of the ways of the Lord.” When was the last time you (or I) sang about the ways of the Lord?! After all, He is the great “Way Maker.” And this month’s Box is totally focused on our Way Maker, because yes, His glory is great!

I can’t wait for you to see everything that is in this month’s Box of Blessings…

Have you heard the popular song either on the radio or at church titled, Way Maker? I’m excited to say that it’s on the enclosed CD, Better Word, so you will be able to listen to it whenever you like. Here’s part of the lyrics:

Way Maker

Miracle Worker

Promise Keeper

Light in the Darkness

My God, that is who You are.

What an amazing truth! 

It was over 20 years ago when I first met beloved worship leader Don Moen that I realized the power of singing this truth back to God. Our family was going through a dark time and I found myself singing his popular song, God Will Make a Way. Within a few short months our family moved to Alabama, we became friends with Don and even traveled to Israel with Don on a worship tour…bringing along our three teenage sons! (Now I’m not musical, but I actually sang in a choir with Don Moen to encourage believers in Jerusalem. It was an amazing experience!) God Will Make a Way – Discovering His Hope in Your Story is his new memoir that shows how Don Moen kept his eyes on the Way Maker. Singing the truth became a breath of fresh air for my soul. We remain good friends all these years later and I often think about how singing to our powerful Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper, Light in the Darkness takes away fear, all because we can trust Him. 

You’re going to love the pretty gift book titled, 365 Devotions on the Power of Prayer. Each of the 365 daily readings begins with a short devotional followed by a supporting Bible verse. Each day ends with a classic prayer that will encourage you and strengthen your faith. If you’re not a daily devotional type reader, there is actually a subject index in the back so that you can access specific help any day of the year! It also has gilded edges and a ribbon book marker.

Matching this gift book is a Bracelet/Hair Tie made especially for Bette’s Box of Blessings by Jo-Nic with the word Peace engraved on it. It comes in a lovely cloth bag with a string tie opening. The matching set would make a great gift for a special friend.

Don’t miss the Clinging to Truth clings from MyMommaThoughts.com that will remind you of our Way Maker and encourage you with His Truths, no matter where you stick them. And the best part – you can reuse them!

Finally, I’ve also included a set of 10 assorted Christian greeting cards so that you’ll be ready for any occasion. (There’s even a card for a special friend that would go great with the gift book and bracelet!)

This incredible Box of Blessings would make a great gift in its entirety or you could split it up into many gifts. Either way it’s truly a box of blessings. The total retail value is $116.76!

As Don Moen taught me all those years ago: 

God will make a way

When there seems to be no way.

He works in ways I cannot see,

He will make a way for me.

To God alone be the Glory,

Bette