Back in Business because of Him
I drove into town today to pick up the kids from school and passed by a sign that said “Back in business because of you, thanks!” I have passed by this sign before but today I realized its significance for our lives right now, “Back in business because of you God!”
When God began speaking to us about this ministry opportunity and began directing us toward this path, we had a choice to make. We could delay walking in His path and wait for what we consider our “perfect timing” or we could abandon all our senses and obey. When we first began praying about this opportunity He brought about this scripture to us:
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
-Jeremiah 17:7-8
We had a choice to plant roots deep into the world’s plan for success and rely on our strength which meant keeping our jobs, staying in our house and our community, staying at church with our church family etc; or to obey Him which meant planting our roots in trusting God and drawing strength from Him (i.e. in this situation to quit our jobs, rent out our house, move etc)
Has it been an easy choice? Nope. Not easy at all. Were there tears and pain involved in giving up our old way of life? Yep. Change is tough. Obeying God is tough sometimes. However, our family trusts that God’s words are true. We have chosen to plant ourselves near the water so that our leaves will continue to stay green and that in a year of drought we can still continue to bear fruit. We also get to do something that we love; share life with those who need support and family. While we enjoyed our lives in Fircrest and in our jobs, we feel we were living just to pay the bills. God has given us a new direction and put us “back in business”.
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Hi Heather, that is awesome you guys are walking out God’s calling for opportunity for ministry, I am enjoying reading your updates & seeing your pictures….I wanted to say though, I think that many people who have ‘regular’ type jobs earning a paycheck etc, paying bills, etc. would love to have a chance to be out there making a difference in such a great ministry such as New Beginnings… I think God though has some of His people at their 9 to 5 jobs to help finance God’s work for the people who are out there on the frontlines like your family! It is easy to think sometimes I am just ‘making a living and paying bills’ when I am at a regular 5 day a week job…but then I remember because of the jobs God has blessed me and Tim with, we have been able to help financially to those causes and ministries and people that the Lord puts on our hearts!
I admire you guys and know that God will bless many young women through your family’s ministry! Many blessings to you!
Heather! You blog brings me such joy!
I went and read all of them and am looking forward to more!
What an amazing ministry New Beginnings is, and I love it that God has placed your entire family in on this mission together.
Thank you for sharing! I love hearing how your children are doing, its gotta be hard some days, but I know they are going to learn so much.
I am marking this blog to remember to keep checking it.
My prayers are with you and your family, as well as the New Beginnings people who you are going to grow to love so much.
Dayna
Hon, I never tire of our blogs. I am So grateful that you and Dave were willing to the little nudges in your Spirit. So many don’t and they miss what a Blessing God has for them if they would just listen. Thanks for letting us “feel” what things of your daily lives. It eases the missing I think. Can’t wait for October!