We are in California for a few more days. Our Visas have arrived, our plane tickets are in hand. We are visiting family and friends, and doing last minute details. We are SO excited to get on the plane in 4 days. Emotions are high, but tempered by the fact that we are more confident than anything we've ever been confident in, that God is directing our paths!
He hasn't stopped flooding us with blessings, so many blessings that we can hardly keep track. They are pouring in, as if to say "you are going doing the right thing, don't fret, don't complain, don't doubt."
I have been reading about Moses and the Israelites for some reason they have been resonating with me and this morning I realized why.
I feel like both Moses (to my wife's Aaron or Miriam, your pick) and an Israelite follower. We are in a wilderness, homeless for the moment, awaiting arrival in our promised land. Leaving the comforts of home, and we are leading this family following God's guidance.
At times I'm jealous because Moses spoke to God face to face, and received daily updates it seemed like, and yet, it feels like we are too. Not face to face, (even if I could grow a beard I'm not sure I'd want it to turn white), but still He guides us.
We want so badly to glorify Him in everything, to be servants, but yet we're reminded of how the Israelites repeatedly complained, and lost faith. And how Moses himself who spoke to God, went astray when he struck the rock twice.
Reading up on the Bible, and some side commentaries, you have different opinions as to why Moses did it, but the Bible says, it was because he did not trust God enough. He did not honor God.
Honestly, if we could be half as faithful as Moses was we'd feel as if we were doing great! But at the same time, we use his story as a cautionary tale.
No matter how close you are to God, we're still human.
Praise God for grace! Praise God for his perfection!
Please pray for us as we depart in a few days, please pray:
-that we would trust and obey and glorify God
-we would maintain the hearts of learners and servants
-the emotional strain of leaving would not overwhelm family and friends (and us)
-God would be glorified as all of us try to turn our tears into worship by acknowledging that He has called us, we know God is good.
-the flight goes well, and smooth, and we have room to sleep on the plane.
Praise:
Visas are in
we have a nice place to stay this week with family
we have beautiful weather here, and had a smooth flight here
we've seen so many friends and family and have only been here 35 hours or so
we've gotten many details handled that needed handled
we were commissioned by our home church, what a huge blessing!
