Where to begin. I know the last time I posted seems like ages ago and so much has happened since. For starters, I’m back up at my new home (again) in the North East with family, though living with friends that might as well be my blood anyway. I am now the proud Uncle of a BIG BOY.. 9lb!! I don’t know how my sister carried that kid. Praise the Lord for bringing the little(ish) one into the world. I have a job at a furniture manufacturing company… pretty exciting.
Let’s see… after having packed my parents up for Africa over Spring Break, they headed up all over the place to visit different supporters and churches. They’re still on the road and probably will be until their departure in June sometime. For sure and pray that things come together financially, but more so that the Lord would grant them peace about moving forward in Faith… believing God for what He said would happen, not basing belief off of what the present circumstance is telling them.
That’s been the theme of my life this past semester: FAITH
I’m realizing how short sighted and caught up in the here and now I really am. God has truly been growing my faith seemingly exponentially. More so, He’s been allowing me to endure rather heavy times, which in turn allows me opportunity to look to Him and live the life I actually have: secure.
I was challenged by a message on the radio speaking of hard times and wondering if God really was caring at all while “the every-day sinner” was doing just fine; cruising down easy street. But refiners fire came back to mind, “You’ve asked Me for a lot, do you want it or not?”
Going through the book of Hebrews was super encouraging, looking at the lives of what we call the ‘Heroes of Faith’ showing us as a cloud of witnesses; this life is doable. Not only is it doable, but crazy amazing if only we allow the Lord to work. Patient endurance is the key.
