I believe Looking back at your progress and where you have come from is so important. Sometimes when we go from day to day and then it goes to week from week. You can miss the progress. Miss the things that have shaped and changed you. You may even feel like nothing has changed at all. But then God will remind you something of your past and then you realize how different you are and how much has changed.
Today God has reminded me how God will always know what’s best for me. He reminded me of my dogs that I once had. I had 2 Siberian huskies with my ex husband. They are the most beautiful dogs and such kind loving animals. They are very good dogs as well. When my ex left I kept the dogs. They were my babies. They were there for emotionally when i had no one around. I lived in a big house by myself with those 2 dogs. They came up and gave me kisses when i was sad. They jumped on my lap and made me laugh when no one could.
While I was going through all of this God was growing me and stretching me in so may different ways. I was learning to listen from God. I really felt in my Spirit that God told me to give my Dogs away. At first when I heard this I thought that it was crazy and there was no way it was from God. I even said to myself why would God want me to suffer like that to give my babies away. So I ignored it and went on my life. This feeling did not go away and the silent whisper from God just kept on and on. I finally gave in and said “Lord if this is really you, You have to orchestrate this and have the perfect person come and want these dogs and take care of them better than I can.”
Well let me tell you after that prayer I would say a week or 2 later, I was talking with Mom and she told me a family friend was interested in getting my Dogs if i ever had to move or leave out of the country for Mission trips. I have known this woman since forever she is literally apart of our family. She works from home so she could really be with the dogs all the time. She is also able to take care of them more than i ever would be able to.At the time she lived in Denver. So I decided to reach out to her. I messaged her and we Talked on the phone and that week she drove from Denver to Phoenix to pick up the Dogs.
When she left with the dogs I was crying and it was one of the hardest things i ever have had to do. But I have never felt so much peace and Gods presence like I did at that moment with tears flowing. I was sad but i was doing it with Jesus. It was one of the first times that I allowed God to work in my life when I did not know what the outcome was going to look like.
It has been almost two years since that happened. So many good things have come from being obedient to God. I Sold my house and lived in apartment for a year. I have had more freedom to do the things I wanted and needed to do for God’s calling in my life. Being able to travel and go places whenever I want to. Now getting ready for the World Race and leaving for 11 months. I would never be able to do that with two big doggies. God was wanting me to do these things but i needed to let go the things from the best before he could bless me with all these beautiful adventures he has been taking me on.
The Best part of all of this is, Bruce and Clark (my doggies) are in the best place ever. The Family friend ended up moving to Wisconsin a few months after she got my dogs and lives about 10 miles away from my parents house so i can see them when i go home to visit. How amazing is God. He is
in the details of everything. I always wanted to do dog sledding with my dogs and be able to take them and do activities with them but just never had them money or time to do any of it. And living in Phoenix makes sledding a little hard too. HAHA …Well guess what, She is doing it now with Bruce and Clark. She is teaching them how to Mush and it just makes my heart so Happy.
God knows how it is going to happen before you do. He knows how good it will be for you even if you don’t. You just have to let go and let god do the rest. The letting go is not easy in anyway but the reward of letting go and being obedient is more than anything you can even dream up.
“For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you Hope and a future. “
Jeremiah 29:11
