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It has been six months since my husband returned from the land that our hearts desire to pour our lives into. Six months. Though on the grand scheme of things this time is not that long of a period, yet to us it seems like an eternity. Yet the Bible says, " But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day" (2 Peter 3:8).
Also His word says that, " And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth,having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place" (Acts 17:26).
We can assure our hearts that our entire life, which if we hit the unlikely ripe age of 100 years old, would only be a tenth of a day in God's time scheme. Just a tiny fraction for all those 100 years. So our six months is just a scratch in that light.
God is kind in preparing us. He is teaching us so much as we wait.
- He is teaching us to depend on one another more as a family unit.
- He is teaching my husband and I to be better friends.
- He is helping us learn that God is patient and moves in perfect timing and wisdom.
- He is is teaching us how to adapt in cross cultural ministry.
- He is helping us to see and cherish people right where we are in the present moment.
- He is teaching us to love and trust His greater plan more.
- He is teaching us to hold our plans loosely.
- He is teaching us that prayer is the most important preparation, through vulnerable, dependent, child-like trust in our Father.
We are clearly being trained in the wait. We know that He will move us out when He is ready. He has already determined our boundaries and periods after all. In this we can trust as we wait right where we are and love this present city of Chattanooga well.
With all that we are learning I think we can conclude that the way we do not burn out is by keeping our eyes fixed on our Savior. In beholding His beauty we can trust His greater plan in our lives for every moment. As we do this we must do the next thing that He sets in front of us because every moment of our lives, every breath we take, is for the greater purpose of serving Him, bringing Him glory and enjoying Him forever right where we are planted. So we wait in joy and hope because the One who places dreams and plans in our hearts is the One who will see them through in their proper timing and way.
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