Jun. 12, 2007
Husband Drops a Bomb Last Night
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My husband has been very content at work; he likes his boss, he enjoys working in this particular industry and he has a track to a long, productive career. I knew something was up for ever since returning from his solo motorcycle trip to the Southwest, he has not been the same. Last night, he let me know that we needed to talk after the kids were in bed. I always get a little tight knot in my stomach when he says this. For a little background, he has moved us all over the country and has changed jobs several times. We have been in Wisconsin now since 2002, in the same house, with all the same friends and attending the same church. It has been the most stable we have been in our 11 years of marriage. But, I have to say that we are different people than those who would traipse across the country looking for a new job at the first hint of boredom. We are content, we are settled, we are thinking of being here for the rest of our lives. So, this came as quite a surprise when my husband confesses that God is pressing on his heart the need to make some changes. He is feeling God challenging him to do more with his life and more with the gifting He has given my husband. While my husband couldn't say what this practically means, we did agree that it could mean anything from mission work, to ministry to going into business for himself. All of these career changes will entail sacrifices on our family, but friends, what joy those words have brought to my heart! My husband just recently became a Christian (about 6 years ago) and I believe I was given a vision of my husband in ministry some day. To hear my husband, who has been so driven in his career that everything (including me and the kids) was 2nd place, say that he wants to turn his life around...well, it just excites me and humbles me. I pray that God will pour out His wisdom on our family as we try to discern His will for my husband's life. I pray for our eyes and hearts to be open to opportunities that God will lay before us and that he have the courage to act obediently in the days to follow. I know many things in our life have been put on hold, and we weren't sure why. Now, I have the comfort of knowing that IF change comes, we are living debt free in a house that we are slowly become content with and in a neighborhood that is giving us tons of opportunities to share God's love. Isn't it cool how He hems us in from before and behind! |
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