I LOVE MY LIFE!
For a while now I’ve had on my heart to start sharing stories of how God’s has been and is providing in our own personal lives. Maybe it’s not so much for your sake as it is for my own… to recognize and remind myself of what God’s doing is invaluable for our future.
Just because there's not really any photos that go well with this story I'll just give you some of our family instead...just to remind you; "this is us, and we love having you in our lives!"
So here is my first little story, a fresh one as of this week:
Just the other day I came across this bible verse:
Luke 12:33 “Sell your possessions and give to the poor…”
As we’re preparing to move to Norway we’re in a unique position where we are getting rid of things anyways. Not everything will make it across the ocean. In fact as little as possible will make it across the ocean due to shipping cost. But there has been the struggle in our minds and hearts about what to do with the things we leave behind. Should we sell them and make as much money as possible to have a start up fund when we get to Norway and need to start purchasing new things? Or should we just give our things away and bless others, trusting that God will somehow work it out so we get what we need when we need them over there too?
Not until just the other day when I read that verse did this matter get settled in my mind. We are not going to sell our things for our own profit. What we sell will be sold to provide for the poor, and items that can be donated directly to the poor will be. When I spoke with Daniel about this he agreed, and what a joy it was to have this matter settled, knowing that we’re doing the thing God wants our family to do.
It’s fun to partner with God when it’s clear what His directives are. That gives us grounds for trusting that He also will work things out so we’re provided for as well.
A fresh photo of our family, from last weekends trip to Grand Junction. Goal for our trip: seeking wisdom from pastor frinends of ours about this next stage of our lives.
The fun thing is that just last night a friend happened to ask me if I possibly could make a list of needs; things we needed to get still that would be shipped to Norway. WOW! I don’t know if anything will come from that list thing, and really that’s not the important thing about this either. The thing with real value here is how God clearly sent me an encouragement to show me He has it all under control. Isn’t God cool?! Really, with real possibilities to get labeled a freak, I still have to just “shout it out”; I LOVE MY LIFE! It is such fun to get to be part of what God is doing, to see Him actively at work in the lives of people around me and in myself, challenging us to mature and live out the lives He planned for us all along. So cool!