"As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name." Isaiah 63:14
What a journey it has been! If someone would have told me at the beginning of 2013 where we would end up at the end of May, I wouldn't have believed them. The Lord has called us to leave our life of comfort and venture out to something completely new. We have lived quite comfortably in our big house with a big yard in a wonderful quiet neighborood for the past 5 years. But for some reason, He is leading us to a brand new place without our family and friends that we love dearly. My husand's brother and his family are the only ones we know in our new location.
I could sit here and drown myself in self-pity thinking of not having my parents closer, or my only sister, or my in-laws, or our wonderful friends. However, knowing that the Lord is leading us to a new place makes me a little curious to find out why He's taking us there.
So, just to let you know...everything I have blogged about since I started writing has been out the window the past several weeks! (My laundry system, my smart shopping, my organization!) It's hard to do those things when you are packing up a home. I can't begin to tell you how much I desire to be back to those things by the way!
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| Clothes, clothes, clothes, taking over the hallway! |
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| I used to have a dining room...now it's filled with boxes! |
Where do I start??
Let me begin by helping you to remember how the Lord laid it on our hearts that I needed to be home. How much less stressful life has been since we followed His guidance in that. Before, I would have moved all right...but with kicking and screaming! I wouldn't have wanted to pack up my teaching things and find a new job in a new place while learning how to teach in a new state. Our kids would be moving to new schools??? I would not have been a happy camper. But my, my, God has done a work in our family. He has changed hearts, and He has changed the desires of the heart!
The job search began with lots and lots of prayer. We wanted to be totally guided by the Lord. Boy, have we been! The process of applying and actually finding out my husband had the job actually wasn't that long of a time frame...but it sure felt like it! After finding out he had the job, we knew we had to put our house up for sale and find a place in not only a brand-new city, but also a brand-new state.
We prayed continually again. We looked for rental houses on Craigslist daily. We were making a trip to our new location and wanted to have some leads on homes when we got there. When we arrived we stayed with my husband's brother, who also had a lead for us. After looking at three houses, we knew that the one that my brother-in-law found for us fit our family perfectly. We paid our deposit and headed home a day early knowing that the Lord had provided for us again! On the way home I told my husband, "You know...we spent so much time searching for a home daily before we left. Do you realize we didn't even have to look at one house...the Lord had provided one for us? We could have come up here without any leads and this house would have still been there for us." Now, let me add, our new home is not as big or as new as our home now. But, how can we complain when He has been so gracious?? I'm actually rather excited about our new home!
So, job - check! House - check! He has also provided friends and family that are willing to pack us up and drive the 7-8 hours to help us unload. What a blessing these people are!
The only thing that is left uncertain is our current home. Our home is still for sale. I could again drown in self-pity about paying both a mortgage and rent. But how can I not trust the Lord? He has provided over and over again for our family and I know He will provide for us yet again. It may not be how I would like it or when I like it. But He will provide. We may be living a little extremely frugal and tight and not at all how we have been living. But I rest assured that we will be provided for. Dry beans may be the main meal at our house through hard times and family outings may now mean staying in and being creative, but what wondeful memories to look back and see that He still provided!
We are loading up the moving trucks (plural) tomorrow and Friday and heading out this weekend, beginning our new journey. Pray for us, I ask. We don't know what the Lord has in store for us. I pray we are faithful to Him and remember the reason we are here, and that is to honor and glorify the Heavenly Father.
"As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name." Isaiah 63:14
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