As we approach our departure date
for Guatemala, we are hit with the reality that time is moving fast and it
seems that the things to do are more than time will allow. This Monday, May 1st,
we are putting our home on the market. We have let go of so many things that at
one time had some value to us. However, now they just don’t seem important.
Letting things go for the call to follow Jesus is getting easier and easier
each step of the way. It is freeing. We
can’t believe how much stuff we have stored up over the years! But now, we are no longer storing up things
for this world and it actually feels like a relief to let it go!
We are overwhelmed at the way the
Lord has continued to pour out His blessings in so many ways. I don’t just mean the way He is providing for
us financially. We are also seeing Him
work in the hearts of people around us and in our own hearts. For example, this
past Monday, in one day the Lord provided three things we needed. Number one:
I’ve been praying for months that the Lord would give us someone as a person of
peace that would have a heart for the gospel in our neighborhood. I now have a
man who is interested in learning more about the NoPlaceLeft vision and being a
part of seeing the gospel spread in our neighborhood. Number 2: Through a
friend in our Faith group, God gave us a lot of packing paper. When we recently
met with the moving companies, they told us that we could save significant
money by packing our own stuff for shipping. Number 3: I really wanted to get
more NoPlaceLeft training before leaving, but all the level 3 opportunities are
so far away. Well, The Lord provided plane tickets to a training in New Mexico
through another Faith family. So, Jehova Jireh provides yet again.
People, paper and plane tickets. Our
God has got this! Down to the smallest
detail! And that is the secret to our
rest during this incredibly busy, life-shaking season. We have to keep working diligently to do all
the things that need to be done, but we can rest knowing that it is God that
will accomplish whatever He wants to accomplish with us. He’s the One who will do it! 1
Thess. 5:24 “He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.” And just like David said to Solomon when he
was talking about the way God had called Solomon to the specific work of
building the temple, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord
God, my God, is with you. He will not
fail you or forsake you.” (1 Chron. 28:20) Our God is faithful!!
May 1, 2017 Update: So this happened today!
