I don't think I have any specific updates about our move. We are still planning to move in July. Our biggest prayer request is that the right person would want to either rent or buy or house. Today's devotion from John Eldredge spoke to our hearts. It is easy to get discouraged when you don't see immediate answers after you decide to follow what the Lord has called you to do or if you get little encouragement or criticisms from others. We have often felt like "things will never change." Sometimes it seems hard to hope. It's too vulnerable and just too risky. What if nothing changes? What if God doesn't come through? Those are doubts straight from the enemy. We want to to keep on trusting what He has called us to because He has always been faithful. To keep believing HIS Word and HIS promises. He is good and He'll always be.
Venturing Forth
"It's better to stay in the safety of the camp than venture forth on a wing and a prayer. Who knows what dangers lie ahead? This was the counsel of the ten faithless spies sent in to have a look at the Promised Land when the Jews came out of Egypt. Only two of the twelve, Joshua and Caleb, saw things differently. Their hearts were captured by a vision of what might be and they urged the people to press on. But their voices were drowned by the fears of the other ten spies and Israel wandered for another forty years. Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
One of the most poisonous of all Satan's whispers is simply, "Things will never change." That lie kills expectation, trapping our heart forever in the present. To keep desire alive and flourishing, we must renew our vision for what lies ahead. Things will not always be like this. Jesus has promised to "make all things new." Eye has not seen, ear has not heard all that God has in store for his lovers, which does not mean "we have no clue so don't even try to imagine," but rather, you cannot outdream God. Desire is kept alive by imagination, the antidote to resignation. We will need imagination, which is to say, we will need hope." -"The Sacred Romance"
Venturing Forth
"It's better to stay in the safety of the camp than venture forth on a wing and a prayer. Who knows what dangers lie ahead? This was the counsel of the ten faithless spies sent in to have a look at the Promised Land when the Jews came out of Egypt. Only two of the twelve, Joshua and Caleb, saw things differently. Their hearts were captured by a vision of what might be and they urged the people to press on. But their voices were drowned by the fears of the other ten spies and Israel wandered for another forty years. Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
One of the most poisonous of all Satan's whispers is simply, "Things will never change." That lie kills expectation, trapping our heart forever in the present. To keep desire alive and flourishing, we must renew our vision for what lies ahead. Things will not always be like this. Jesus has promised to "make all things new." Eye has not seen, ear has not heard all that God has in store for his lovers, which does not mean "we have no clue so don't even try to imagine," but rather, you cannot outdream God. Desire is kept alive by imagination, the antidote to resignation. We will need imagination, which is to say, we will need hope." -"The Sacred Romance"
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Hey Angela... message me (beckyheel-at-gmail-dot-com) and tell me details about renting your house. I might know someone interested.
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