On the outside, the last few months have been pretty uneventful.
I got a part time job before the World Race, to pay bills and for gear that I am going to need during this next year. Most nights are spent quietly in the house, church, or sledding (to take advantage of what snow we have left). My life has slowed way down from the non-stop adventure it has been for the last two years.
At least thats what it would seem like from the outside.
What adventure the Lord has taken from my everyday life, He has placed in my mind and soul. I have been forced outside of my comfort zone so many times that it's starting to feel more and more comfortable. Things that I would have been terrified to do just 6 months ago, I find myself doing on a daily basis. I wrestle with the inadequecies of my weaknesses and the control of my pride. Everytime I fall down I learn to place more and more of my life in Christ's hands.
By the grace of God I am being molded into a tool for Christ's Kingdom!
The process often feels like I am a piece of iron, which the Lord keeps placing in the fire, weakening my tough exterior in order to mold me into an even more precise tool. THE FIRE BURNS AND THE HAMMER IS PAINFUL! Yet with every period of fire and fall of the hammer, I am still in the hands of my Father. He never lets me go, never loosens his grip, or lets me fall to the floor.
I am being prepared for the adventure ahead in the loving care of a God who never forsakes.
Dear Lord,
Please keep pounding away!
