9/12/2020
Matthew
20:22 “Ye know not what ye ask.”
Have you
ever been seeking God’s will and direction in a situation, but all you have is
confusion? Right now, this is what my family is experiencing. This year has
been, well, 2020, and it has brought with it all manner of upset and turmoil
everywhere. For many, including my family, there has been financial challenges,
as well as isolation and boredom. We have missed our church family and our
blood family. There have been missed opportunities and canceled plans.
Unfortunately, no one knows when life will get back to normal. Along with all
of this uncertainty, my husband is trying to figure out his next step in his
career. Does he strike out on his own and take the risk, or accept a job and
play it safe? This has just multiplied our confusion ten-fold.
Just for context, we relocated five years ago when
my husband got a new job opportunity, and he fully planned on retiring from the
company he was with. Our only son, who is an author and artist, decided to relocate
with us. We found a perfect house that we love, with two separate living areas,
a beautiful garden (where my all my pictures for this blog are taken), and a
huge garage workshop that my husband has always dreamed of. God led us to a
wonderfully loving church family. I found a job with a literacy organization,
which is something I am very passionate about. Also, our son finally realized his
goal of becoming a published author. We felt blessed beyond measure. Then 2020
happened, and in July my husband lost his job like so many others have.
We are so
thankful for the time that we have been able to spend together during this “restructuring”
of our lives, but the confusion of which path to take is always present. Even
though we are reading our Bibles, praying together, interceding for others, and
fully trusting in God’s provision, clarity still eludes us. Chambers writes, “There
are times in spiritual life when there is confusion, and it is not way out to
say that there ought not to be confusion. It is not a question of right and
wrong, but a question of God taking you by a way which in the meantime you do
not understand, and it is only going through the confusion that you will get at
what God wants.”
So we will
wait, continue to pray, and trust that this time of confusion brings about the
very thing that will glorify God. We will, through it all, walk in faith and hope.
While I'm Waiting - John Waller (Sorry about the song link not working again. Please copy and paste)
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