so this weekend, i had an awesome time with my family in a small town of about 3000 people. the pace of life was slow and the everybody knew everybody in this town. it was awesome, it was everything that my wife and would want to experience for ourselves and for our children.
at one point, i asked God, "why did you call me to urban ministry? this is the life i want to live; slow, modest, friendly, safe." but God quickly answered, "no, I don't want you to live a life of obscurity. I am calling you to a life to be bold and spread my Word. I am calling you to reach a group of people and have given you the desire, the talents and the faith to reach those who are lost in the city." He also told me that no matter what, if i follow the life He wants me to lead, i will be happier than the life i want to lead. God and i had some "intense fellowship" this weekend, but i knew that He has called me to minister to those in urban areas; despite my own desires. and as we all know, God will win 100% of the arguments we take up with Him.
so i ask you, are you avoiding God's plan for you because it's not what you think you want?
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Nope. If I was following my plan, I'd have a couple college degrees. I wouldn't have had my first child at age 21 and the next at age 23 and another at 24 and the last at 28. (That's alot of kids.) However, I wouldn't trade my life as a wife and mother for any degree or any amount of money in the world. I am doing the most important role I could possibly have, raising children with testimonies of a Heavenly Father and his plan for them while on this earth. I couldn't be more thankful for the path that he has put me on!
ReplyDeleteI believe I've been in and out of God's plan all my life since early childhood. I've been able to hear His voice from such a young age. It would be wrong for me to say that His plan for me wasn't clearly evident at times.
ReplyDeleteWhat I will say is when I'm on His plan all the puzzle pieces seem to just miraculously fall into place. This is even true when the entire puzzle board isn't evident. That doesn't mean there aren't challenges. It's just that the challenges usually come into the form of moving me out of a comfort zone or bad habit.
When I'm off His plan it's usually easily identified because all I need do is look at who is involved in the plan. When challenges come up from these fleshly plans, they come in the form of brute force and an unrest conscience.
Sometimes life seems to be a series of doors with a lock that can be opened many different ways. If you use God's method, he'll give you the key with the least path of resistance. Once inside the door, God locks the door behind you. He does this not to trap you, but to keep the things of past behind that may prevent you from getting through next door.
This is wonderful, I really like all of your comments. I too feel like my path for now is to help support my family until we can afford for me to stay home and be a wife and mother full time. I could the days until I can do this. But for now I am thankful for my job as it is what we need int his season utnil God opens the next door of change for us.
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