{"id":6652,"date":"2021-07-17T15:16:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T19:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=6652"},"modified":"2021-07-17T15:18:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T19:18:44","slug":"no-leftovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/17\/no-leftovers\/","title":{"rendered":"No Leftovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With our house full of people, especially last weekend for our daughter&#8217;s wedding shower, there&#8217;s always bits of food, drinks and snacks left over. Little half bags of chips\/pretzels, plastic containers of this and that. Eventually these become a meal of sorts when we put them all out. A kind of funny eclectic buffet. I&#8217;m not a waster &#8211; someone&#8217;s going to eat that last 1\/4 of homemade enchilada, even if it&#8217;s the dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altering the bridesmaid dresses and wedding dress this last week, I realized I follow the same guide when sewing&#8230; saving scraps incase I need them later on, not wasting beads or trim. It was a reminder of how God doesn&#8217;t waste anything. Each venture, disaster and success. He guides our path and redirects our way when we get foolish or careless. He teaches us through experiences, using every opportunity &#8211; every scrap  &#8211; every leftover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the years of herding toddlers, disciplining, homeschooling, going to church, sports practice, games&#8230;. words, prayers, tears&#8230; God has used it. He is the ultimate Recycler, Repurpose-er, Reconstruction-er. Our mess-ups and tear-downs don&#8217;t seem to deter His goal of sanctification. I&#8217;ve seen this at work in me and my husband and all the children. <strong>God uses everything for our good and His Glory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endless pleading for His will to be done in our lives and for us to be useful- I know He was listening. It&#8217;s rarely looked like what I thought it should, but then His vision is so much better than mine. I trust Him that the millions of muddles are only ingredients. I believe in His faithfulness. I believe in His determination to finish what He started. And I daily choose to wait on His final say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such grace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ForGlorySake! <\/strong><em>-Anna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_3165.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6654\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With our house full of people, especially last weekend for our daughter&#8217;s wedding shower, there&#8217;s always bits of food, drinks and snacks left over. Little half bags of chips\/pretzels, plastic containers of this and that. 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