"With God's Grace Our Worst Past
Becomes Our Best Future"
Becomes Our Best Future"
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JENNIE SENAPATIRATNE
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We all know the story of Noah and the ark. (Genesis 6-9) When we think of the story, we imagine a huge boat and tons of animals in all shapes and sizes. The one person we often forget about in the story is Noah’s wife. Noah’s wife walks through the whole crazy process with Noah. She listens when Noah explains the blueprints of the boat, feels the ridicule of the friends and family, she even watches her husband collect animals. I would have most likely been yelling, “That animal is not getting on the boat with me!” Despite all of this, she never even gets named in the Bible. In my opinion, for spending that much time with spiders, she should have been named or sainted!
Noah is not a boat maker, she is not a zookeeper. Yet when God spoke they both answered. While Noah builds the ark, his wife is isolated and maybe even frustrated. Her thoughts were most likely “God could have chosen anyone, why do I need to be a part of this crazy plan!” As we look at Noah's wife we can only imagine what her daily (hourly) prayers were. She was a woman who knew God.
She could only stand by as they loaded the ark full of scary animals and watch life as she knew it came to an end. Getting on the ark was an act of faith! Then not jumping off the boat, when the lions were hungry or throwing the monkeys off 200 days is a sign of a woman who knew God had a bigger plan than what she was currently experiencing.
She has never been recognized for her support, cleaning, and faith in her husband and God. She lived with stinky animals for a year and we never see a complaint in the Bible. No one saw her. But God did!
In life, we often go unseen. Feeling lost and alone in the midst of our storm. God sees you too!
God had a plan for Noah’s wife to establish the whole world again. God has a big plan for you. We can get caught in the details of our story and get discouraged by the obstacles in our way.
I am sure it was not part of her 5-year plan to jump on a boat with hungry and scared animals for a year, then get off to find everything she knew had been destroyed.
As we follow God it may not seem to be the easiest plan. It may be full of smelly animals, lots of rain, and “why me” moments. God loves us enough to be with us through all of the chaos. Loves us enough to know that the path leads to something better than we can imagine. God sees you where you are and He has a plan to get you to a better place if we will just hold on to him and wait for the rainbow to come!
ABOUT JENNIE SENAPATIRATNE
Jennie Senapatiratne is the host of Real Life with Jennie podcast and an inspirational speaker.
Together with her husband, Kevin, they run the international ministry Christ Connection. They have one beautiful daughter, Samantha, and a playful puppy named Caspian Frodo. She loves to travel and read cozy mystery books while sipping the perfect cup of tea.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1945171065607502 Real Life with Jennie group
http://christconnection.cc/jen/ website
http://christconnection.cc/category/real-life-with-jennie/ Podcast
ABOUT THE UNNAMED ZOOKEEPER
The Unnamed Zookeeper explores the lives of Bible Characters from some of the most loved to the ones who are little known. Looking at their stories from their viewpoint and seeing them in a new way. A way that will show you the true character of God. A God who has a plan for you and loves you enough to help you find the way.
Jennie brings each person forward from the Bible sharing things that you may never have seen before. See things about the characters that you have never thought of and things about God that will change your perspective. And even one chapter could change the direction of your life.
That is the power of the Unnamed Zookeeper. It will take you to a place where you will not look at the person or the Bible passage in the same way again.
So do yourself a favor and not only read this book but take time with each story to encounter yourself and God in a new way
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THE UNNAMED ZOOKEEPER
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REMEMBERED
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THE RIGHT PATH
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THE RIGHT ATTIRE FOR A LOVING MARRIAGE
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NEHEMIAH: A MAN WHO USED THE PREGNANT PAUSE WELL
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TURNING THE HANDLE
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WALKING IN THE LIGHT
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365 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR CHILD
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WHOSE BATTLE IS IT?
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LANDSCAPING THE HEART AND SOUL
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BORN WITH A PURPOSE
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LUCKY OR BLESSED
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OBEDIENCE HAS ITS REWARDS
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SMALL BOATS AND BIG WAVES
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THE BEST GIFT OF THE SEASON
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A PEEK AT THE JEWISH SHABBAT PART 2
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EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY
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WHAT DO I VALUE
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JONAH GOT SWALLOWED
11/9/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
HARD FAITH
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OF COMPUTERS AND BUMPERS
10/28/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
GOD SAID WAIT (AGAIN)
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HOW WELL HAVE I LOOKED
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IS GOD IN THE WHIRLWIND?
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ANGER CAN LEAD TO POSITIVE CHANGE
9/23/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
THE CURE FOR THE WEARY SOUL
9/21/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
GOD REIGNS IN THE STILLNESS OF YOUR HEART
9/16/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
THE GIFT
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HOW MANY CROSSES
9/2/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
A KERNEL OF THOUGHT
8/26/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
HOW WELL HAVE I LOOKED
8/19/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
TRUSTING GOD
8/12/2020 1:00:00 AM by: ANE MULLIGAN
GREEN PASTURES AND STILL WATERS
8/5/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JOAN C. BENSON
HIDDEN TREASURE
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REVEAL THE NEW CREATION NOT THE ROOTSTOCK
7/22/2020 1:00:00 AM by: NORMA GAIL
I Would Have Made a Very Good Pharisee
7/17/2020 1:00:00 AM by: KATHY AND LARRY MILLER
COVID-19 AND THE URGENT NEED FOR PROPER PERSPECTIVE
7/15/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
THE ONE THING I HAVEN'T HOARDED
7/8/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MEREDITH SAGE KENDALL
UNDERTOW
7/1/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
TRUST GOD IN THE FOG OF UNCERTAINTY
6/24/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
KNOWN FOR WHAT
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GOSPEL FOCUSED IN THE FACE OF FEAR
6/10/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JENNIFER SLATTERY
AN IMPOSSIBLE PRICE
6/3/2020 1:00:00 AM by: DAVALYNN SPENCER
WHOLLY LOVED BY GOD
5/27/2020 1:00:00 AM by: Victoria Mejias
GOOD NEWS IS COMING
5/20/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
A HOPE AND A FUTURE
5/18/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
CONFESS DON'T BURY
5/13/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
THE EXTRAORDINARY IS APPARENT IN THE ORDINARY
5/6/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
NOW HE'S ALONE
4/29/2020 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN K. STEWART
HURTING WITH THE BROKEN
4/22/2020 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN G. MATHIS
WHEN LIFE FALLS APART ... DON'T
4/15/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE THANKFUL
4/8/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
THERE'S LOVE IN THOSE BURNT CASSEROLES
4/1/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
LIVING BY LUCK
3/18/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
THE TRUTH ABOUT PRAYERS: AN ATTRACTIVE AROMA TO GOD
3/11/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
THE PIT OF SELF-ASSURANCE
3/4/2020 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED WITH YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH
2/26/2020 1:00:00 AM by: KATHY AND LARRY MILLER
A DONUT KIND OF DAY
2/19/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
Obedience: A Chance To Extend A Blessing
2/12/2020 1:00:00 PM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
NEW LEAF
2/5/2020 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE B. COSGROVE
FORGIVENESS ISN'T EASY
1/29/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TAMERA LYNN KRAFT
God's Delight To Reason Together Makes For A Huge Gift
1/22/2020 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BRESSER MATOUS
DECISION IN THE CROSSROAD
1/8/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MEREDITH SAGE KENDALL
HOPE FOR A NEW YEAR
1/1/2020 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
COUNTERFEIT DETECTORS
12/18/2019 1:00:00 AM by: DONNA SCHLACTER (aka LEENN BETTS)
A BABY FOR CHRISTMAS
12/11/2019 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
STAYING FOCUSED
11/27/2019 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
GOD'S DO-OVERS
11/20/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
NEVER TIRED
11/13/2019 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
IS IT FAITH OR TRUST
11/6/2019 1:00:00 AM by: DAVALYNN SPECER
THE BANE OF INDECISION
10/23/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
THE VALLEY OF LIFE: FROM PROMISE TO FULFILLMENT
10/16/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
EACH NEW SUNRISE
10/9/2019 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
REFLECTIONS ON MOTHERHOOD
10/2/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Marianne Wood
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PAY A LITTLE ATTENTION
9/11/2019 1:00:00 AM by: TRINA BESSER MATOUS
PENTAGON QUILTS:COMFORTERS
9/4/2019 1:00:00 AM by: CLEO LAMPOS
IT IS NOT IN ME
8/28/2019 1:00:00 AM by: ADAM BLUMER
COCKROACHES AND LIGHT
8/21/2019 1:00:00 AM by: MARTIN WILES
SEE? GOOD.
8/14/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
EXPERIENCING GOD'S LOVE IN A BROKEN WORLD
8/7/2019 1:00:00 AM by: ROY AND DEB HAGGERTY
PLUG INTO GOD'S POWER
7/31/2019 1:00:00 AM by: KATHY COLLARD MILLER
DRIVING ON FLAT TIRES
7/22/2019 1:00:00 AM by: BARBARA BRITTON
WAITING FOR THE TEST
7/17/2019 1:00:00 AM by: MELISSA HENDERSON
THE LEAST OF THESE
7/10/2019 1:00:00 AM by: KATHLEEN NEELY
MY COMFORTER SAW IT COMING
7/3/2019 1:00:00 AM by: MEREDITH KENDALL
BLESSINGS IN AN IMPERFECT WORLD
6/19/2019 1:00:00 AM by: GAIL PALLOTTA
BOOKENDS
6/12/2019 1:00:00 AM by: KATHLEEN NEELY
UNDERGROUND
6/5/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
THE POWER OF LOVE
5/29/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LISA SIMONDS
A CONVENIENT COMPASSION
5/15/2019 1:00:00 AM by: DONNA SCHLACHTER
TONGUE-TAMING 101
5/8/2019 1:00:00 AM by: SUSAN G. MATHIAS
WHAT'S YOUR MOTIVATION
5/1/2019 1:00:00 AM by: HEATHER SMITH
R and I
4/24/2019 1:00:00 PM by: JULIE COSGROVE
MY SINAI SAGA
4/17/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JARM DEL BOCCIO
Counterfeit Detectors
4/3/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Leeann Betts
LANDING HARD
3/27/2019 1:00:00 AM by: ERIN UNGER
LOVING ONE ANOTHER
3/20/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JERRI HARRINGTON
TAKIN' IT TO THE LIMIT
3/13/2019 1:00:00 AM by: TAMMY WHITEHURST
DON'T HIT THE FAN
3/6/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Julie Cosgrove
NOT OF THIS WORLD
2/27/2019 8:07:00 AM by: JUNE FOSTER
THE POWER OF "WITH"/OVERCOMING ANXIETY
2/20/2019 1:00:00 AM by: BARBARA BRITTON
HITTING YOUR SPIRITUAL GROOVE
2/13/2019 1:00:00 AM by: LINDA HANNA AND DEBORAH DULWORTH
STIRRED, NOT SHAKEN
2/6/2019 1:00:00 AM by: JULIE COSGROVE
A CHURCH PLANTER'S WIFE
1/23/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Meredith Kendall
FIG LEAVES RIPPING?
1/16/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Kathy Collard Miller
A BEFORE I
1/9/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Julie Cosgrove
EVERYDAY CHOICES
1/2/2019 1:00:00 AM by: Gail Pallotta
YOU ARE THE APPLE OF HIS EYE
12/26/2018 1:00:00 AM by: Kathy Collard Miller
WHY WE SING JOY TO THE WORLD!
12/19/2018 1:00:00 AM by: Ada Brownell
Coming Home For Christmas
12/12/2018 1:00:00 AM by: MICHELLE DE BRUIN
WHY DO WE NEVER LEARN
12/5/2018 1:00:00 AM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
SAVED BY THE LAMB
11/28/2018 1:01:00 AM by: Julie Cosgrove
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS
11/14/2018 1:00:00 AM by: Sandy Kirby Quandt
HONESTLY SPEAKING
10/3/2018 3:22:00 PM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
Perceptual Blindness
10/1/2018 3:56:00 PM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
The God of the Mundane
8/30/2018 9:29:00 PM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
WHEN I WAS THREE
7/16/2018 11:52:00 AM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
THE PURSUIT OF PEACE
5/30/2018 2:39:00 PM by: Linda Wood Rondeau
