What a precious time this last year has been. We moved to Owasso not knowing what our future would hold. We knew that we were waiting on God to take us where he needs us, not knowing how long that might take. We never thought it would take this long but I have to say that every single day of waiting has been worth it.
I can't tell you how many churches we've interviewed with. We've asked God to take opportunities away if they weren't right, and he certainly did. One thing we've always been sure of throughout this process is that God protects us and shuts doors we need not walk through. I have always maintained confidence that he had a door waiting for us. Sometimes this felt like foolish confidence. At times I wondered how many people thought we were crazy for choosing this lifestyle for the past year. It's been unconventional to live under one roof with my parents and my husband, but I can assure you it's a lifestyle that might define my generation.
Looking back, the journey to this destination is pretty crazy. Several people had to resign from their churches in order for us to end up where we are going. God was working the entire year we spent in Owasso. I always knew I would come to this end and be able to look back and see how he was working. I prayed this day would come quickly and here it is. He guided us and protected us from churches we didn't need to go to. He honored our prayers. He gave us confidence and faith that his will is perfect and that it would happen in perfect time and it did.
In the next two weeks, we will be preparing to move to Tracy California. It's hard to put in to words how it feels to be certain of God's will. The best word I can think of is peace. I know moving cross country will be difficult. We will have to build a family far from our own. We will have to get used to sharing life with our siblings, nieces, nephews, and parents via telephone and skype. We knew that moving home would be a great opportunity to spend time with our families, and perhaps it makes this move even more difficult. But everything I have reassured myself for the past year has come true. God's will brings me great peace. He has provided more in the past two years for us than I could have ever expected. The ways he has provided have been ways I could have never guessed. I know he's going to keep doing the same.
I wanted to blog about this for anyone who wants to read. But it's important that I stress the perfect timing of God's will because this whole process has been more than perfect. A simple "we're moving to California" just won't suffice. Anyone who knows us needs to know how God has worked and moved to lead us to this ministry. We have an incredible story of how God has guided, protected, and provided for us. We've waited, wondering what was taking so long and now it feels like it didn't take so long after all. God has revealed his plan, and we are more than willing to accept it and carry it out.
So many people we're praying for this situation and we can't thank you enough. We are SO thrilled to be moving on and to be a part of Journey Christian Church in Tracy California!
