![]() ![]() Man of God, who said, “Go sell the oil to pay off your creditor with Were filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” HeĪnswered, “There is none left.” And then the oil stopped. She closed the door on herself and her children and, as they handed her the vessels, she would pour in oil. Vessels, and as each is filled, set it aside.” So she went out. Then come back andĬlose the door on yourself and your children pour the oil into all the “This servant of yours has nothing in the house but a jug of oil.” He said, “Go out, borrow vessels from all your neighbors-as many empty vessels as you can. L ORD, yet now his creditor has come to take my two children into servitude.” Elisha answered her, “WhatĪm I to do for you? Tell me what you have in the house.” She replied, 2 Kings 4:1-7Ī certain woman, the widow of one of the guild prophets, cried out toĮlisha: “My husband, your servant, is dead. The first instance of jars I ran into was the Story of the Widow and the Oil. So take it all with a grain of salt and see if it makes any sense to you. But I bounced these ideas off of a couple other moms and they seemed to understand. I think his exact words were, "You know, not every bible verse is speaking directly to YOU." Hmph. Here's my disclaimer again: I know I am no scripture scholar, and even my husband thinks I'm a little crazy to tie some of these particular scriptures together. Then I hit what seemed to be a theme in my bible study: Jars. I wasn't sure how to do that, or even how to start. With the idea of just dealing with this as our normal life, I realized that I needed to build myself up a little, strengthen my coping muscles, and make sure I was ready to deal with a little extra - not just running on a nearly empty tank all the time. So even if only a few of them are doing their share of it, that keeps us hopping. With nine children, that gives us eleven people worth of possible drama and crisis in the family. I have mentioned before that this year has been a little overwhelming, although I am starting to think that this is just the new normal for us.
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