Isn't it Amazing....

…..when we PRAY for, or about something and God SPEAKS?

…..when we ask for CONFIRMATION about what we’ve heard Him say, and he GIVES it to us?

…..how we sometimes DOUBT or question what we’ve heard, but he CONFIRMS it again and again?

I have been praying earnestly about something that I believe God is telling me to do. And while I’m fairly certain that I’ve heard God correctly, I don’t believe that God will call me and not my Dear Sweet Husband (DSH) – or at least give him some sense of purpose for the same thing. And since I am committed to David's leadership of our family, and had confirmation of that from a communion meditation recently, I am waiting patiently to see how God works. DSH hasn’t felt the same strong calling, but he hasn’t completely disregarded the idea either. He is praying, and listening.

After a few days of some more doubt, and asking God for more confirmation (specifically a sign……. which suggests my doubt and a serious lack of faith - Forgive me - I'm only human!!) I came to work this morning and there’s an email update from someone directly involved but who only sends occasional emails to friends. That might not seem so strange to most, but this person hasn’t emailed in months…. I mean like FOREVER. So I forwarded it to DSH, and then realized that he’d received the original message as well. He replied to me that he hadn’t heard from his friend in months, and I answered ‘hmmmmmm???’ . He took that just as I intended….. Strange – Weird……… and he said, ‘Yea – I thought the same thing….’

What I'm trying to say is that God works even when we don’t think anything is happening……

God is working, and it may be a VERY long time, or even years before I see the result or get the final answer. In the meantime, I will be patient, continue to seek God's will, spend more time studying His word, praying, and hopefully living as a good example to others.

Please God, help me to be patient. It’s not one of my greater virtues, and you know my tendency to run ahead and plan…. I’m a planner, God and I like to know the details and the ‘big picture’, but I am trusting in You to do what You do best. Help me to rest in your arms, and leave the planning to you. For once God, help me to just enjoy the ride! More of YOU - less of me! Amen.