The Only Thing Harder Than Living With In-Laws...

...is living with in-laws without power. Let me explain.

We still don't have power. Hurricane Wilma knocked out the electricity of almost one million people in Miami-Dade County alone. Florida Power and Light has done a great job of restoring power. Last I heard, there were only 200,000 or so more homes to go. We are one of those 200,000. (By we, I mean my mother-in-laws home.) You know, somebody in Miami has to be the last one to get their power turned back on.

Now, I love my in-laws. They have been EXTREMELY gracious and helpful in this time of transistion for my family. But, at times it has been hard. When we lost power, it became harder, obviouslly. BUT, when I say that it is hard to live with your in-laws without power, I'm talking about Holy Spirit power. You see, the hardest part about living with my in-laws is that sometimes I don't rely on the power of the Holy Spirit. It doesn't matter if we have electricity or not, the real issue is the power of the Holy Spirit. In fact, the more difficult the circumstance, the more evident His power should be in my life because the more necessary it is for me to rely upon Him. When I'm depending on the Lord, and looking at every event in life as a ministry opportunity, it's awesome. Because I'm reaching out. It becomes not about ME, but about Jesus! Lord, help this become a bigger reality in my life.

The only thing harder than life, is living life without power - the power of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1: 8 says, "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses to Me..."