Been awhile

I know....it's been awhile.  We have been a little busy with building our Support Team as missionaries.  Last week we were able to visit a friend from college in Nashville and had the opportunity to speak at her small group.  Then we headed down to the Augusta Georgia area to visit my old youth pastor from Okinawa and he was able to get us some speaking time at a small group and then he hosted a little dinner and we spoke to a few more people then.  Since being home we have had a couple of appointments with pastors and just getting some other things done.

While in GA, we had a wonderful time and were more encouraged in our faith more than anything.  I am still mulling over some thoughts before I post them.  Sorry you have to wait.

Well I just wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten about my musings.  I'm just musing a lot lately.

Now what?!?!?!

I usually finish my Bible study time with reading a Psalm.  I don't do it every day but most of the time I do. Today I decided to finish with a Psalm.  I read Psalm 94.  What jumped out at me was verse 19, "When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul."  That is me right now!  Not knowing how this building our support team for being missionaries is going to work out.  

Afterwards I decided to check Facebook, where I received a message from a friend stating that our plans for next week are going to have to be rescheduled.  Now what do we do?!?!?!?! Anxiety growing greater within me!  We were going to use that visit to springboard to a different place.  I told Justin.  A little while later I went back up to the bedroom and saw on our little white board a scripture verse.  I asked Justin where he got that from.  He said it was in his reading for the day.  The verse..... Psalm 94:18,19.  I explained that I read that Psalm today also.  Not knowing anything about the other person's reading place.

Consolation: comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.

My comfort is knowing that God has this all planned out.  We are just to follow His plans.  I know, easier said than done.  Especially when you don't know what the plans are.  But one way that God says this is not the direction I have for you right now, is by closing that door.  And with this particular trip, God apparently has a different direction for us to go in.  He has something better. We have no idea what right now but we are waiting to see what it is.  

But how cool is God that He knew this was going to happen and He gave us both the same scripture reading for the day.  Just goes to show the importance of reading the Bible and how God continues to speak to us through His written Word.  Thank you God for Your faithfulness, guidance and comfort.