I read this post from Steven Furtick that said, “What if what you have in mind isn’t what God has in store?”
I took a screenshot of that and review it almost everyday.
I recently made the choice to move out of my wonderful 2 bedroom/1 bath lake house with a huge beautiful yard to my moms. At my moms, I will be adding on to an existing room she already has.My very own oasis to a very crazy, cramped, and Henry Danger filled home.
I was weary at doing this, it felt like I had failed again. That I was running home because I couldn’t manage my money, that I could make it alone, that I was somehow a failure. (Take note that none of those words are anything that my heavenly Father would ever call me)
I had a stinky attitude toward my sister (my very best friend in this whole world) and almost went a full day without talking to her. I was short with my own mom and probably yelled at Devin a few times.
Most of you reading this, probably didn’t know until right now that I no longer live at 10476 Buffalo. (I am sorry that you don’t know and that I didn’t open up)
As some wonderful people were helping me move things into a storage unit and over to my moms, I stood on the front porch and cried. Julio walked up to me, grabbed me by my arms and stared at me. He said the greatest words that could only have flowed from Christ. He said, “Don’t cry, this is for His greater plan.”
What? How could this be a part of something greater?? Then talking to a sweet friend Crystal, God reminded me that this is the first time I was moving and it wasn’t because a boyfriend and I had ended things.
I wasn’t moving because a relationship ended (if you know me then you have to know what a victory for Jesus that was!!!) I wasn’t moving because I was running from anything. I wasn’t moving because I couldn’t pay my expenses.
I was moving for a bigger reason. I was moving because I am blessed to have a mom that opens her house to me and all my junk. I am moving because I am blessed to have the opportunity to quit my full time job and follow Christ. I am moving because God asked me to GO.
Then God reminded me of my faithful prayers. I have only been faithful with two prayers.
1. That I could somehow quit my job and go into full time missions work.
2. That God would call me to be a wife.
God reminded me of my hearts desire. He is granting me a faithful prayer and moving is a small step in that direction.
I am so grateful that God removed the scales from my eyes and the He let me see a sliver of His plan.
What I had in mind wasn’t what God had in store. I will continue to take what He has every day.
