Living out your faith isn't easy. You have to let go of selfish desires, pride, arrogance and fear. You also have to learn to trust and wait and be patient. I know, sounds like no fun, right? Well, the amazing thing is that over time you gather experience with who God is and who you aren't. I've had Him come in and save the day just in the nick of time...over and over and over and over.
Our latest adventure is this whole living off of our internet company. We live in such a rural area that there aren't any jobs. What we do full-time now is put all we can into growing our business and pray hard until it makes enough to cover our monthly budget. Just when we had exhausted all resources, people on our team have lost their jobs or had life turn them upside-down (so they stopped moving forward and cancelled some orders), it looked like this was it. No way out.
Than God came in and saved the day yet again! He found us money I didn't even know we had. Enough to cover our bills, pay for an extra month of bills in advance, get our home restocked with necessities, get us the warm clothes we need for a mountain winter (most of us don't even own sweaters, coats and long-sleeved shirts after living in Phoenix for 7 years), and there's even enough left over for new tires & rotors for the van. Is He amazing or what?!
Although we were okay with the church we'd found here, we've been led to some new friends, closer to our age, who've invited us to their church. We enjoyed their service Sunday very much and last night we all tried the Men's, Women's, and Youth Group studies. Those were different from what we were used to, but I think we're there for a purpose. I could see needs that are unmet there and feel we've been through enough that we may be called to help fill them. We'll see. This is where I learn to be patient instead of my usual "jump right in".
It would take days to recall every time things looked hopeless in my life and yet God stepped in and saved the day just in the nick of time. What a way to feel special and loved. Thank you, Father.
