In the Beginning

Well, it has begun. I am a blogger. I don't necessarily feel that what i have to say is of interest to others. So, if that's the case. . . get lost. No one is making you read this, so why don't you go find something better to do with your time and quit giving me the guilt trip. geez. There is so much going on in my life right now. God has stepped in and revealed that His plan is different than mine, and in order to submit to His will, I need to let go of all control. Whew. That's not so easy. But, it is remarkably joyful! James 4:13-17 Now listen, you who say "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say "If it is the LORD'S WILL, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it sins. I used to read that and it would make me uncomfortable. I absolutely HATED the thought of not planning my future. And I actually found myself praying that God would provide for me a nice predictable life without a lot of curve balls. After all, I'm a pretty good person, so I figured I deserved it. I just didn't think I could handle a lot of change and uncertainty, so I prayed for protection from it. Oops, I am realizing that I wasn't even close to praying IN GOD'S WILL for my life. So, here I am, selling my home and getting rid of most of my possessions and moving. Not just to another state, but to a different way of life. A life I have NO IDEA how to function within. And I would have thought this situation would have forced me into insanity. But, I have found more joy and passion and purpose than I have ever felt in my life. Our family is committed to serving ONE master. He is Jesus Christ, and we will call him LORD over all areas of our lives. We have claimed to be followers of Jesus for many years. But, in the year 2007, we discovered what that really means for this family. So, I invite you along on our journey as we discover His true plan for us. I'm leaving behind the only life I have known and I find so much comfort in Matthew 16:25 "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it."