As I sit and reflect, reading past posts about the journeys we have been on, I am once again encouraged to keep walking. In the natural it is easy to get afraid and stop moving because we cannot see ahead of us, much like driving in rain where visibility is limited. It is only natural to slow down and sometimes even pull off the road, until you can determine where the road even is.
I sometimes feel like that in my walk with Christ. I am called to go, yet as I start making plans invariably my vision gets cloudy and I don't see a way. I instinctively freeze for lack of a view. What my past successes has afforded me though, is a confidence in God's protection and a peace in the storm even when I cannot see the road. On our recent trip back from my daughter's college graduation we encountered intense storms that hindered our view and caused us to slow down and eventually pull over. As the rains slacked where we could see the road we proceeded on with the journey even though our view was still limited. That reminds me of my current situation. Though the details remain obscure, and my vision is limited to just ahead of us, I keep moving and the road always appears beneath me as I need it too.
Faith really is a daily walk or drive, based on my recent experience. We are called to trust God as a little child. Mark 10:16. "Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them."
I recently accepted a teaching post in Austin, TX and the process of moving begins again. A place to live, leaving behind family, friends and things. Starting over once again....Will this be our last move, how long will we stay, what does God have in mind for us here? All good and valid questions that I have no answers to. I do know however who holds my hand and for now that is enough.
Listen to this song and be encouraged in your storm, trusting God to see you through.
Song: https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIBubVxV6CYAl1v7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTEwcG5nY3NpBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDVklEMDYEZ3BvcwMx?p=More+That+You+Think+I+Am+Gokey+Lyrics&vid=ba0d9edbb13d2086289e7099867bc583&l=4%3A03&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.5h5E%252b8cX5FUNqVKMytlL8g%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dea-TRh5RYCY&tit=More+Than+You+Think+I+Am+%28By+Danny+Gokey%29%7ELyrics&c=0&sigr=11b30g9pp&sigt=11givrqir&sigi=121f1gljj&age=1421023826&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=aaplw&tt=b
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