I found some old things this weekend while cleaning out (more) and sorting (more)… Among my findings was a loose journal entry. It was from August 2, 2001…4040 days ago! John and I were living in the Dallas, TX area at the time. In part, it said this,
“Thank you that you don’t ever give up on us, no
matter how long it takes us to ‘get it’ sometimes. Lord, speak to my heart and let me know what
you want me to do with my life. I want
to please you. I want to be used by you. I want to go where you want me to go. Please guide us as we have a very important
decision to make about where we are to serve you. We rest in knowing that YOU will pick the
place, not us. Lord, please show us your
will, your plan. Please reveal to us the
place where you want us to go and serve you.
Lord, thank you for making a way for us to make it in this world. You are the way! Thank you that we have the money we need to
pay bills and have food on the table and clothes on our back and sooo much
more! You are the Ultimate
Provider. How awesome you are and how
you always provide!!!!”
I am encouraged today that God has had a plan all
along and that He holds our every day… today, tomorrow, and even 10+ years from
now. Several people, (family members and
non), have expressed a concern over the last few months regarding our safety
and our children’s safety with our plans to move to Haiti. Some of you have been bold enough to share
your concerns with us while some of you have let it spread through “the
grapevine” :). Either way, we are
grateful that you love us and that you are concerned about us. We fully believe that the safest place to be
is where God has called us – as a family.
We are not able to say that we won’t face dangers in Haiti but we can’t
say that we won’t face dangers here, in the States, either. What we can say is that we believe that by
not going where He has called is a danger in itself. We love that you love us! We love that you are concerned for our safety
and we covet your prayers during this journey.
In Ephesians 1 it says, “It’s in Christ that we find out who we are
and what we are living for. Long
before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had
designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working
out in everything and everyone. It’s in
Christ that you…found yourselves home free.
This…is the first installment on what’s coming, a reminder that we’ll
get everything God has planned for us…” (vs11-14) Just as He has guided our path this far, I
believe He will continue to do so as we venture into unfamiliar territory in
Haiti.
A great friend forwarded a devotional to me this
morning and it said,
“I heard Your voice,
I felt the allure of Your call, and I came out of hiding to follow You into
unchartered territory. I came to the threshold of safety, looked behind to the
familiar, looked ahead into the dark, and then abandoned myself to the unknown.
You have promised that my trust in You will be rewarded. How I hope that my
faith tugs at Your heart today.
I am affirming again that I trust You. I will not look back at
some of the bridges that were burned as I crossed over into unchartered
territory. I obeyed You and You burned them. But in a weak moment, I see a few
bridges that are left. I could go back to where it feels safe and I will admit
that this is a great temptation. But I know the cost. To go where it is
familiar, I must let go of Your hand.
I do not know all that You are planning. I could fear but I choose
faith. When I could faint, I speak Your promises. When it's dark and feels like
the end, I know You are still carving out a new road. Your plans for me are
good. You said, "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it
springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and
rivers in the desert." (Isa 43:19) In this, Lord, You
excel. You are my God and there is none other.
Amen”
Holding on tight…
Dawn
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