Resting in the Preparation - Part 1

In the last blog I talked about God preparing us and not forgetting what He has promised. There were many times in the last few years that I did not handle my preparation well- at all! When I started setting aside what God had showed me it was because I was overwhelmed. I could not understand how God could possibly pull it all together. I felt like I was this huge mosaic with nothing coming together to make a picture!

We had always asked God to lead my steps but the place that we thought He was taking us we were no where near- yet we still knew we had followed His leading. My question was always how are you going to pull this all together and why have we gone through what we have if you are not going to pull it all together?

I really lost my confidence in Him and what He had promised. But the good news is it didn't change His plan. There were some things that Ryan and I really wanted clear guidance on and almost wanted God to show us why some things had happened. And God was gracious enough to do so, not cause He had to or cause He owed it to us, simply because He was gracious and loved us.

Ryan and I re-established some things the we had let slip in our relationship with God. We never ran away from God, but because deep down we felt let down; we allowed a gap between us and God.

So, let me encourage you to RUN after God. He can handle your questions, your concerns, and even your fear. Be honest with Him and let it flow out of you. A pastor once told me that I needed to yell at God! And I almost couldn't believe it. But he told me that there were things in me (mainly disappointments) that I had to let God deal with and most importantly He told me God could handle it! Imagine that, God can handle me! The release that comes from just being honest with God is AMAZING. He knows it all anyways, but He wants relationship and wants to hear it from us. I'm sure we all know that our spouse loves it but we still LOVE to hear it.

The summary is this run after God, bridge any gap by just being honest with Him. He can handle you and more importantly He wants to! And remember He is faithful.

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is. ~ 2 Timothy 2:13

Dream On!!

Oh it's been too long since my last blog. I have been locked out of my own account and have just now gained access!!

There has been much happening in our lives over the past 2 months. We are at a very exciting time in our life. Ryan and I have both really put aside so many things that God showed us that He has for us. We did this for many reasons. The main one being that our brains could only handle so much! We have literally had six kids in three years! It has been a GREAT thing but it has taken every ounce of energy.

Another major reason is we thought God had forgotten! How silly was that? But how many times do we do that? God shows us something and because it takes years for us to see it come to past we think He has forgotten. When in reality He has just been preparing us all along. God is a faithful God and I want to encourage you that just because you don't 'see' what He has showed or promised that does NOT mean it is not 'in the works'. Trust Him, seek Him, and rely on Him. He is faithful and will not leave you 'unfinished'.

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. ~ Phil 1:6