As I read my daughter's recount of her view of all our moves up to the present, in her recent writing assignment of "Where She Calls Home", it caused me to reflect, and truthfully cringe. We have done our share of moving and then some, for reasons that did not make a lot of sense to a young girl, now blooming young lady.
For me our moves instead reflected God's hand on our lives, by providing for us, through work, places to live, and sometimes out of harms way. Now granted, we have never stayed very long in each place, but along each step there was divine provision that could only come from God. As I recount the blessings, I am reminded that he has always provided in ways far beyond anything that I could ever imagine!
"Change", however is never easy. I remember the uncertainty and sometimes fear of the unknown, but when I looked around and saw God's supernatural provision, I was comforted to know, it was his way of providing for me and my family. I am sure I could write a book and probably need to, so that one day my daughter will recall our moving with a better understanding of why, and be comforted in her own journey, that God has planned for her.
Now that is not to say one has to move to be used of God, but for us it was. Are we willing to be God's hands and feet? That can be right where we are, or around the world. Each day we have opportunities to shine God's love to others. Are we representing Christ well? Are we saying yes Lord, wherever you send me?
As I contemplate our "next " move, I must confess my family is getting a little nervous. "We are comfortable, you will never see me again", have been some of the recent sentiments, and the truth is I understand, and that may be true. What they do not know, that I do instinctively, is that getting by is not enough, comfortable is close to stagnation, and fear should never drive us to inaction, but rather action.
I like a recent comment I read that said when whipped by life we can either be like the mule and be stubborn and say I am not moving and sit down, or be like the race horse that is spurred onto a faster pace, to get to a better place.
Where will you send me? Good question that only God can answer, thankfully. With the uncertainty comes excitement. "I know the plans I have to prosper you , to give you a hope a future". I have been down this road enough to know that God's ways are always so much higher than my ways. I have learned to let God steer, and relax. He opens doors I would have never dreamed possible and closes others that seemed like the right way. My sense of direction has never been great, so it is a great relief to know I have a pilot who knows me better than I know myself, and knows where my next step should be. I'll go where you send me", gladly.....
Are you living to the fullest, willing to dig deep and let go, trusting God to provide the way, even when it does not make sense? I encourage you today to relax in his promises, and surrender your hopes and dreams and see if he doesn't direct you in ways you have never dreamed possible!
