Posted in Spiritual Revelations from Our Awesome God

"Instead, you ought to say, 'If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.' As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil." ~James 4:15-16 NIV

All of our plans are to be submitted to the Lord's will. We don't know what tomorrow will bring. We are to trust the Lord with our future. If we do not, we boast in our own plans. And scripture says this is sin!

8 years ago, my husband and I signed a 30-year mortgage. We bought our first home and never intended to move again. Last week my husband said to me, "How bold is that? We declared to the Lord that we planned to stay in one location for the rest of our lives. We were not opening ourselves up to His will." We then discussed the probability of renting homes for the rest of our lives so we will have the ability to follow the leading of the Lord without the ball-and-chain of a home mortgage holding us in one location.

We have also taken to using the phrases, "If the Lord wills," "Lord willing," and "God willing" when we discuss our plans with one another. I have also adopted the practice of signing my text messages "dv" which stands for "Deo Valente" meaning, "Lord willing."

Lord willing, my husband will travel home from Alabama next week. And, Lord willing, we'll be moving back down there with him to live in a rental home for at least a year. After that, we have no idea what the Lord has in store for us, but we're excited to follow His lead!

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