Has it really been one year since we said hello to the obedience God had for us in Haiti?
Has it really been one year, when we said our gut-wrenching goodbyes to friends and family?
Has it really been one year since we boarded a plane to our physical destination?
The last year has brought so many ups and downs. We have had to say hello and goodbye to some very dear friends in Haiti. For a moment in February I thought that I was going to see my wife pass on directly in front of my eyes. We experienced some miracles in medical bills being paid for and a village of encouragers come alongside us.
There is so much to process when I think about the last year. So instead of boring you with stories that I think are important and powerful only for you to think, "Why is he telling me this?"I will share what we have learned through the beauty of our Jesus on this journey we stepped out on one year ago today.
1. God is sovereign (in control).
- I tend to hold things tightly and to worry about stuff that are out of my control. In the last year through physical and spiritual sickness, God has shown me that HE is powerfully in control.
2. God answers prayers either way!
- By saying either way, I mean HIS WILL be done. Some of the prayers I offered desperately before Him turned out to be exactly opposite of my request. Only for me to find out that in His answer was His perfect will.
3. God is intimate.
- To often we share the GREATNESS of GOD in the big things, but leave out how intimate HE is in love with us.
4. Obedience brings blessing.
- Through the sickness, goodbyes, trials, etc. we have seen a huge pour out of blessings. If I had to pin it down to ONE, it is my TK and her ability to walk intimately with Christ through the Holy Spirit. Decisions you make today do affect those that are following you.
5. I am so deeply in love with my wife!
- Christi amazes me. She is truly favor from God on my life. Her love and joy overwhelms those she comes in contact with. I cannot imagine walking this journey with out her.
So as we walk into the new year as a family we give THANKS to GOD for the past year.
Would I change anything?
That is a loaded question, but my response is this...
If changing hurts, pains, etc. from the last year would remove even the slightest variance of where we are today, then I would say NO, I would change nothing!
To HIM be the GLORY FOREVER!
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