Pat, Brad, Phil and other e-church family,

Will be praying for you Pat.  That is exciting when God gives direction.

Brad, I appreciate what you shared.  Thinking about the what if we make a
mistake in thinking we hear the Lord and find out we missed it.  God loves
honest faith when our heart is in the direction of following him, even if we
make an honest mistake in the process.  I believe he honors our heart to
follow him.  Perhaps that is part of learning to hear God's voice and be
confident of it.  So then, we really can't lose, can we.

Vicki



----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Stepping out on Faith and a prayer request, please


> Pat,
>
> It is great when we know that we know that we know a particular direction,
> an it is even greater when we step out in faith in a time when we feel a
> certain way is right, and later we see in fact it was God's will and voice
> instructing us. I like the latter  because it is in those times when I
> learn to hear God's voice even more.  Imagine if our  mother's father's or
> spouse or whoever, never talked? How would we recognize them among any
> other voice? We   begin to recognize God's voice all the more when we hear
> a direction and later find it is so, as well as the times we think we hear
> his voice and find out it perhaps wasn't. It is in these times of learning
> we become more familiar with God's voice.
>
> Brad
>
>
> Pat Ferguson wrote:
> >Dear Loving EChurch Family,
> >
> >Phil and Brad, I liked both your comments regarding finances and having
> >faith in God to provide for us financially.
> >
> >I just can't believe what God has been teaching me lately.
> >
> >I prayed for help today, and God sent me some. I prayed for knowledge of
> >how to write a certin document, and I think that God has shown me what to
> >write. I prayed to God asking Him if we should really sell the Ferguson
> >Enterprises.com and .biz domains, and He answered me yes. The Lord knows
> >that we have taken on many projects, more than we can financially handle,
> >but He also knows we're doing this for a very good reason. The Lord knows
> >that if we don't get some income in here, that we'll soon be out of
money,
> >and we will not have money to pay the bills. Business has been quite
slow.
> >
> >Now, I pray that The Lord will show me where to insert the document I
have
> >written on our web page. The Lord also is aware of the fact that we don't
> >need 3 domains and we do need to get out of debt. The Lord also knows why
> >we bought Vernon's Dad's house, to rent out and have a little extra
income
> >to help us. The Lord sent us a SCANACAN Pro Elite sale today. Am I
Praising
> >God! Of course! Am I nervous about all this, yes I am. The Lord has  also
> >shown us that some times bartering is good in cases where there needs to
be
> >no money involved to save everyone money. I've prayed so hard about this
> >selling of our two domains, that I'm certain that this is God's will.
Other
> >people have been praying for us, too in this area. Now, I just need to
know
> >the right thing to do to make this look good on our web site, so when
> >people see it, they won't think some idiate wrote it. lol.
> >
> >Your prayers would be much appreciated in these things. We are not asking
> >God to make us wealthy, but just to live comfortable enough and not have
to
> >worry about bills and credit card bills all the time. This is the first
> >time in my life, that we've ever owned two homes. I'm praising God for
> >that, and learning as well. Renting the house will not be easy.
> >
> >Please pray for us in these matters. I do pray we sell the domains very
soon.
> >
> >Thanks much for all your love and prayers.
> >
> >Love and Blessings,
> >Pat Ferguson
>
> Brad
>
>    Plan ahead, It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark