The blog posts are few and far between these days, but I’m not going to spend time listing all of the excuses reasons for my absence. Let’s just leave it as…life gets crazy, and I’m sure EVERYONE else can relate. Today seemed like a perfect day for a quick post.
My little world has been full of changes lately….but one is on my heart to write about today.
The best change that’s happened recently is finding a church. I’ve been actively searching for a church to be plugged into for close to a year and a half….a VERY LONG, DIFFICULT year and a half. I never imagined how difficult the search would be. I must say that the long road of searching for a church has made the destination so incredibly sweet!!
God knew exactly what I needed…exactly when I needed it! For that I’m so thankful.
In May I was having a conversation with a co-worker (who has become a dear friend) about missions…China…Haiti…etc. She LOVES Jesus and it’s obvious if you spend more than…oh, 2 seconds talking with her! She mentioned to me that her church was taking a trip to Haiti. (the post below has that story) God said, “Go!”, and so I went. Never did I imagine that I would find MY church through that trip! But God….but God….but God! I love how He works in ways that we can’t imagine.
While in Haiti, I fell in love with the people on my team from Grace Bible. In fact, there was another team with us, and many of them couldn’t believe that I just met most of the people on our team only two days before coming to Haiti. They said it seemed like I’d known them forever…and that is EXACTLY the way I felt. Not once did I feel like a “visitor”….not once did I feel like an outsider.
I went to Haiti thinking that I was going to GIVE, but God GAVE me one of the biggest blessings and answered a long time prayer of mine. He gave me a church family…a place to call home!
I LOVE being surrounded by people who love the Lord.
I LOVE Sunday being a day I look forward to once again.
I LOVE the relationships that are being created.
I LOVE that I’m challenged in my walk with the Lord.
I LOVE that I have the chance to serve.
I LOVE the hugs.
I LOVE being known.
I LOVE having a “place”.
I LOVE hearing the Word being preached without excuse…even on hard topics!
I LOVE that God heard my prayer and has placed me in this church I can call “home”.
So any times I forget that God created my heart and He knows EXACTLY what I need and precisely the right time I need it. Was it in “my plan” to search for a year and a half to find a church? Absolutely not! Was it in HIS plan? Yes, it was! How sweet it is to be in this place now!! I think God knew I needed this time of wilderness/searching to fully appreciate the role and necessity of the body of Christ. I’ve often thought I do a decent job of living life on my own…and He used this past year and a half to show me the vital role of the body of Christ.
I do have to say that in the midst of all of the changes, there is an overwhelming contentment with where I am right now. Of course, there are moments of insanity/chaos/questioning what God is up to….but then the dust settles and I realize just how blessed I am to be RIGHT WHERE I AM!
It’s a WILD ride following Jesus!
