Posted in Family life
Some interesting things have happened since my last post here! I mentioned that we were most likely facing a move - leaving our church and homeschool "family". Although I accepted that this seemed to be the direction God was leading and definitely was the direction my husband felt we needed to go, I had not totally surrendered my will to God's will. Inside I was struggling - even my husband wanted more clear direction - we felt like we were hanging in limbo. It is important to begin making some plans BEFORE his job comes to an end, yet we weren't POSITIVE which direction to go.About 3 weeks ago I came to a point with the Lord where I totally surrendered the situation into His hand. HE gave me an incredible sense of joy - even at the idea of moving away - because I knew I was totally leaving it in His hands. My good friend, who has been praying faithfully for our situation, encouraged me that it has been her experience that when she totally surrenders, gives up trying to figure it out on her own, that God begins to work. Several days later, God allowed a series of conversations and circumstances to cause us to reconsider moving. So, now instead of assuming we're moving away, we've decided to try to stay, believing that God will lead and take care of us. This is a real leap of faith, but we know that the One in Whom we've placed our trust is worthy and faithful!
Last week I was reading in Psalms and a verse that I've read a hundred times seemed to jump off the page: "Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass." Ps. 37:4-5
The past several months God has been wonderfully wooing me and my abiding time has been so sweet. Having struggled with legalism in the past, He has been growing me in grace and guiding me to focus on inside rather than the outer man (woman). I have truly been delighting in Him - not for what He is or isn't doing, but for WHO He is!
God has given me ideas for new writing projects and opened the door for my husband and boys to begin working on building up a second company selling on eBay. This is something we have done as a hobby for several years, but God showed us how this could be a way for my husband to work only part time and eventually possibly be able to work from home full-time.
We are still planning to put our house on the market and will rent for awhile. This will actually save us lots of money because homeowners/flood insurance is over $3000 per year here. We are definitely going to have to tighten our belts too! I know this will be a growing experience for our family and our prayer for over a year has been that God would bring us even closer as a family unit.
The neatest thing about all of this, is our plans to stay put us in a position to move if God were to direct us that way either in a few months, or a few years. Like all women, I need security and in the physical realm, this season is and will test my faith greatly. However, I can't help but be excited as we take this newest "turn" on the journey God has set before us :-)
Oh, you might be wondering about the new projects God has stirred up in me - well, I'll save that for another day
Resting in Him,
Cindy
