Sometimes an open door presents itself and the natural decision is to walk through it. There are times; however, when that is not in your best interest. I find that in my efforts to control my life, I have a tendency to want to run through those doors without a lot of prayer, thought and/or counsel. My husband, by God's grace, is more contemplative and a little less gung ho. This is probably why God paired us up. He knew I needed a solid foundation on which to anchor my flying feet.
With all the changes going on in our life right now, it is hard to wait on the Lord. We can easily rationalize our wants, but that doesn't make them God's wants for us. The last several days we have been working on a decision about our living conditions. My parents home is very comfortable, all of our things are put away and we have all the necessary conveniences at our fingertips. In the last 48 hours, we were offered two alternatives. They were appealing because they were very close to the church whereas my parents are 20 miles one way. Each had its positive and negative points. One would have cost us a little bit of money, which we don't really have at this point. The other was completely free, but we would not have been able to take everything with us due to the size.
Tonight we decided it is in our best interest to stay right where we are. For now, we will have to adjust to the distance and make the best of it. This also makes it difficult for us to fellowship with our congregation, so we will just have to make up for that when we are able to move closer to them. Hopefully in the mean time they will understand. I sent a text yesterday to my Amherst Pastor's wife and asked for prayer regarding this situation. Her first comment was "Be careful". She has been in this exact situation and knows the benefits and pitfalls. While I didn't immediately listen to her warning, it is clear to me now the Spirit was leading through her.
It is important to recognize opportunity is not always from the Lord. Sometimes you can be lead astray or confused by choices. This is the time you should step away from the door, pray and wait. The bible tells us in Acts 16 that Paul and Silas were imprisoned. One night there was a great earthquake and it shook the prison doors open. The jailor was preparing to kill himself because he thought they had escaped, Just then, Paul called out to him to tell him they were still inside the cell. This act of not walking through the open cell door brought the jailer and all living in his house to a knowledge of Chirst - they were saved! Could there be any better outcome!
In His service
Mally
With all the changes going on in our life right now, it is hard to wait on the Lord. We can easily rationalize our wants, but that doesn't make them God's wants for us. The last several days we have been working on a decision about our living conditions. My parents home is very comfortable, all of our things are put away and we have all the necessary conveniences at our fingertips. In the last 48 hours, we were offered two alternatives. They were appealing because they were very close to the church whereas my parents are 20 miles one way. Each had its positive and negative points. One would have cost us a little bit of money, which we don't really have at this point. The other was completely free, but we would not have been able to take everything with us due to the size.
Tonight we decided it is in our best interest to stay right where we are. For now, we will have to adjust to the distance and make the best of it. This also makes it difficult for us to fellowship with our congregation, so we will just have to make up for that when we are able to move closer to them. Hopefully in the mean time they will understand. I sent a text yesterday to my Amherst Pastor's wife and asked for prayer regarding this situation. Her first comment was "Be careful". She has been in this exact situation and knows the benefits and pitfalls. While I didn't immediately listen to her warning, it is clear to me now the Spirit was leading through her.
It is important to recognize opportunity is not always from the Lord. Sometimes you can be lead astray or confused by choices. This is the time you should step away from the door, pray and wait. The bible tells us in Acts 16 that Paul and Silas were imprisoned. One night there was a great earthquake and it shook the prison doors open. The jailor was preparing to kill himself because he thought they had escaped, Just then, Paul called out to him to tell him they were still inside the cell. This act of not walking through the open cell door brought the jailer and all living in his house to a knowledge of Chirst - they were saved! Could there be any better outcome!
In His service
Mally
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