I've Got This!

Sometimes we just need to be reminded of God's promises and how we can claim them for ourselves today. I'm about to dig into His Word for some guidance through this season of life. Would you join me?

Click on the link above to find out where I'm getting my study material:) While you're there, feel free to check out the entire website. There are TONS of great lessons, videos, radio broadcasts, etc. Good food for your soul!

Disclaimer: Things are moving, for sure, but there's nothing actually in motion at this time. So, just in case you are our family reading my last post...don't freak out!! When the time is nearer and clearer, we'll definitely sit you down and let you know:) PROMISE. 

It's definitely time. Too many doors have been opened. Some doors have even been completely shut. Other doors are still kinda halfway propped open with a door stop, leading me to the understanding that HIS timing is perfect. 


I wanna take out those door stops and just slam those last few doors shut! Get with the program. Although I don't want to force my will in the situation, I'm finding it difficult to find a happy medium! I can see the promises on the horizon, and after 5 long years of praying, waiting and growing, it's imperative that I just wait a little bit longer. Be a lot more patient. Hang on to the promises so that I can truly experience what God has in store for me. 


So, what's the big deal? Well, I'm obsessive-compulsive. I can't focus on anything else right now. I feel the need to not just plan as God leads, but to PACK THE TRUCK NOW. Anybody get what I'm saying? I'm the mom, the wife. I'm the cleaner, planner, organizer, and ultimately, packer. So now you know what I'm eluding to- MoViNg!


Not just a little move this time, either. A God-planned move. With God-sized promises built right in. Jeremiah 29:11 means something to me personally now. "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." What a promise! And, He promises to be right here with me all the while. How great is He? I just love Him so.


And I'm extremely thankful that I do not control the Universe! I can't see everything He's working out behind the scenes. I haven't received all of the details yet. But I can tell you, for 5 long years, I've been able to vividly imagine the place He has called us to. I've seen us not just living there, but carrying out day-to-day activities in this specific place. I've imagined that we'd be there for the long-haul. I've seen myself in real-life service to our Lord. In that place. I've sensed something BIG coming about. I've heard my children's laughter echo throughout my mind and longed to be there to give them more. 


I've been largely incapable of settling where we are. And I know I'm unsettled for a reason. Lots of great reasons to go. There's so much more that we want to do with our lives. For our children. For God. But there are also many reasons why it's going to be an emotional roller-coaster. We're leaving behind all of our family. All of our friends. All of anything that is familiar to us.


And that brings me to something else specific that I'm so grateful for at this season of my life. Friendship. God built friends into my life. The best ones. The kind you don't have to call everyday to maintain. True friendships. He knew how much I'd need them right now. Custom-made them for me. He loves me so much! He must to give me these wonderful godly women to share this change with. It goes without saying how much I'll miss them. I'm glad they understand with all their hearts what it means to be obedient to God in all things. I'm blessed by their counsel, their laughter, their listening ears and most of all, the shared tears yet to come. I'm excited and strong until I think of them not being there when all is unpacked in the newness of God's planned place. And then I realize God is BIG. His plans are greater than my own. He knows what He has in store for me. I trust Him. For He is God. 


And, hey, while Facebook is way more impersonal than face to face-it's something! And it's quicker and easier than writing a letter and mailing it like friends had to do back in the day! And we've got phones! Don't forget about phones!! Ugh...this is really going to be tough. 


Lord, thank you for loving me the way you do! Thanks for your promises and your provision. Thank you for friendships that last. Calm my spirit to be fully open to trust you and rest while I await your guidance from this moment forward. Prepare the hearts and minds of those we love and cherish. Bless them for their love and devotion to our family over these many years. May we bring you glory and honor through this time. In Jesus name, Amen.

I've recently been doing a lot of writing on a chalkboard surface...and thinking...and that's where the trouble begins. So, I checked out Edie's post over at lifeingrace. Ahhh-mazing! I now am obsessing about when and where I'd LOVE to have a chalk surface...for ME. Well, I guess the kids would enjoy it a little too. And maybe my husband would leave me a sweet little note here and there...Anyway, I thought you'd enjoy this GINorMOUs collection of chalkboard related stuff over at The Nesting Place.

Make sure you get some coffee and keep the kids occupied so you can browse through all of this stuff. Better yet, have the kids curl up with you and look at the ideas together:) Inspirational for the whole family! Good weekend projects or family projects that pay off for years to come.