Most of us have commented on the oddity of today\u2019s date. 2-22-22. Even for people who have little regards for numbers, this date brings attention as there won\u2019t be another one like it in our lifetime. Just wondering, are you one of those who watch the odometer on your vehicle? Do you notice when the mileage ends with 222, or 333 or some such number? Maybe no one else does that, but I always have noticed number patterns in strange ways and then for both Milt and me the major significance of the numbers 222 began 25 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Milt and I are the perfect partners for this business. He is the outdoorsman, the one who can tolerate the cold, endures the heat, fixes whatever is broken and just keeps things going around here\u2026.unless it involves technology or numbers. That\u2019s my job. He prefers to leave the computer related issues up to me and I prefer to leave the mechanical related issues up to him. Finances\u2014we discuss and share the decisions, but keeping tracking of them\u2014totally my job. For over 30 years I have had a bookkeeping business for other clients and it\u2019s only natural that all things finance\/business about the farm are my responsibility. Our teamwork works great. Where he has strengths, they are my weaknesses and vice versa. It\u2019s not that we necessarily are opposites; it\u2019s just that we have been gifted differently and together we make a great partnership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twenty five years ago, Milt and I were each walking the journey of single parenting and the Lord saw fit to introduce us to each other. I wasn\u2019t interested in a relationship. I was taking care of my children, maintaining my bookkeeping business and just waiting to see what the Lord had for me next. Well this was what He had in mind, but I wasn\u2019t sure. We both loved Jesus but I just wasn\u2019t sure if we were really meant for each other. When the Lord was making clear to us both that His plan was for us to be together, my stubborn, broken and previously hurt self wasn\u2019t so sure. And I for sure wasn\u2019t making a decision like this without the Lord\u2019s input and I needed it loud and clear! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most students of the Bible would explain that the Scriptures are full of reasons that numbers are significant. The number 7 stands for completeness. Three represents the Trinity. The Israelites wandered for 40 years. Jesus fasted for 40 days. When you deal with numbers on a daily basis, you tend to take note of numbers and I know that God uses numbers to guide me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Often I find myself noticing the same number repeatedly. And I\u2019ve learned when that happens, it often ends up being a Scripture verse. Just as recent as this past weekend, we were at a teaching conference and the speaker played a video that was describing an evangelism ministry called 316mission.info. It was in reference to John 3:16: \u201cFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The speaker was talking about an effort for Christians to share the Gospel on 3:16 (March 16) and as I looked at the clock on my phone. 3:16\u2026 There was a murmur in the crowd and finally someone said\u2014\u201clook what time it is. 3:16!!\u201d Coincidence? I think not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The winter and early spring of 1997, as Milt and I began to get to know each other, that moment came when we were at a turning point. Is this going to be a commitment or not? And suddenly I began seeing the numbers\u2026.222. ALL THE TIME!! I would get change at the store\u2026$2.22. I would pump gas and it would be xx2.22 gallons. I would wake in the middle of the night and it would be 2:22 am. The license plate in front of me would be 222-xxx. I would go to someone\u2019s house and their street number was 222. I knew God was up to something so I began just asking the Lord for clarity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, one evening as I was praying about my future, I opened my Bible for some wisdom. As the Bible opened, I was in the book of Ephesians. In the top right corner of the page was the reference for the last Scripture on that page. Ephesians 2:22. I knew I was to read it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn\u2019t handwriting on the wall, but it couldn\u2019t be any plainer. I knew the answer. And I knew God\u2019s plan. 222 was God\u2019s way of directing me to His Word to tell me that He had a plan\u2014to build a relationship between Milt and me that would be a place He would be if we welcomed Him there. So I said yes when the proposal came and we have tried to say yes every time God has called us to do something else for Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have enjoyed 22 years of Christian Way Farm and we always have a fondness for this day: 2-22 comes around every year. This one just gets the added bonus of a couple more 2\u2019s: 2-22-22. Today it\u2019s an extra reminder of the goodness of God. He gives more than we deserve and loves more than we can explain. We are thankful He had a plan for us and dwells with us. It\u2019s a match made in Heaven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Often times, we are asked\u2014how do we know if the Lord is in it? How do we know what we are to do? Keep your eyes open. Ask. Read His Word. If God can use the numbers 222 to give us direction, there is no limit to what He will do to speak to you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Praying God\u2019s best for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blessings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Janie and Milt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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