It's a beautiful spring morning. My back door is open along with many windows in the house. A fan is on the next room and the birds are singing outside. And, it's spring break.
I love this time of year.
This morning I watched an episode of Destinos - a tv show created to teach Spanish. I am determined. Michael has been listening to a Spanish teaching podcast while he drives around at work in order to also learn the language. He's much more gifted linguistically than I am so he's been plowing through the lessons on the podcast and sends me text messages in Spanish that I can't quite always decipher on my own. But this way he can teach me, right?
As far as Texas goes, the response I got from my post was pretty divided. Some people were excited for us, others were hesitant. So let me explain a bit more:
This isn't something that we are doing to run away from where we are now and it's not something that we are going to make happen if God shuts the door. It's simply something that we have given to God and have been praying about. We've prayed and asked God to shut the door if we are not supposed to go this way; however, until then, we're moving forward. Yes, we may have thousands and thousands of dollars in student loans but we know that God is bigger than that and we are trusting Him with this step and our finances. (And, thankfully, more loans would not be involved in this certification process!)
It could be that Michael starts the certification process next month but that we don't move for another year. We don't know. But God does. So we pray. We wait. And we trust Him.
God has given us ministry and friends right here and for that, we are thankful. So we will do all that we can while we are here - with those He has here with us. We are not looking to neglect the ministry that we have now. Ministry is everywhere which is why we need our Heavenly Father to direct our steps to where we can be most used.
We would appreciate any and all prayers as we seek to figure out God's next step for us!
Keep plowing ahead! You and Michael are a great example of putting your trust and faith in the Lord! Good job for making an effort to learn the language. I'm frustrated with my language barrier over here, so I can understand the desire to become fluent.
ReplyDeleteGod doesn't want you to be worried about money. He's already got it. He led both of you to CIU, where the loans rolled in, but that's in his plan. He's going to work it out in a cool way.
Love you both!
Hello, Beautiful ~
ReplyDeleteJesus knows and He has it all planned out...Rest in Him, and rest knowing that you are making such a profound impact now where Jesus has you. We'll be praying for you and can't wait to watch your life unfold...by the Author of all LIFE! = )
Much love, Beautiful!
Cheryl