For with God nothing will be impossible.

A friend shared this with me the other day. It made me think.  I have been praying to be in God's will. I have been praying for His timing. I have been waiting on Him. All good things. But it seems like I haven't been praying boldly expecting the "impossible". I feel like I have been wavering back and forth and not holding strong to that faith that I have had in months past.

This morning, I was reading "Just Enough Light for the Step I'm On" by Stormie Omartian, and these words stood out for me :  You need faith that He WILL speak to you, that you CAN hear Him, and that it WILL be good news.  She also said, "Don't be afraid of the perfecting process that prepares you to move into God's call on your life. It will establish, strengthen, and settle you (1 Peter 5:10). Just stand strong through the fire and you will be purified, molded, humbled, and made ready for what He has for you to do."

I look at Joe and Anna and the faith they have every day that God will provide for them, that He will bring them people to minister to, that He will protect them, that He will show them His plan for their lives.  They gave up EVERYTHING to come to a place that seems like a wilderness ... none of the luxuries from back home. Many things are hard to come by and it's a huge adaptation. However, they never complain and they go over and above what you and I would probably do.

Their faith inspires me to be like that. To rest in Him and, no matter what, believe that He can do ALL things.

We spent the evening at church last night having Youth. It was wonderful to see all the teenagers gather and just have fun together. I am sure there could be many excuses as to why they couldn't attend .. such as exams the next day. But they were all there. It made me realize that, for this season, I am where I'm meant to be. Yes, we will be moving on in just over a week, but our time here has been perfect because it's been God's time. We have learned so much and have been blessed through this. 

How dare I wonder why things happen the way they do, when I can look back and see God's perfect plans?  So I will focus my thoughts on Him and Him alone, because that's what it's really about, right? Not about us, not about our circumstances, but about Him and our relationship with him. Our hope and our future. Our vision will happen, in the right time.

It was a cold, but beautiful evening last night and as I captured this sunset, it just reminded me that even though time goes by, I mustn't lose sight of the blessings and beauty in each moment.

So as we wait for our visa to be processed, I will boldly pray that God will find favor with it and that on July 7th, we WILL have good news. And that we will be able to change our tickets to come home shortly after that, trusting Him to provide what we need.

And, if this is not part of His will, if He still wants us to wait before coming back, that we will rejoice in that and trust that He still has a better plan for us than we do.

Trust with me. Pray with me. Hope with me. And realize that even though this is a difficult time, it's a time where we are learning patience, developing endurance and character and building up hope.  God is good!!