Getting settled and stirred at the same time…

So we are getting settled in at Trisha’s parent’s house.  It has been a stressful tiring week.  Ike had me working late all while trying to get ready for moving while also trying to drum up money for closing.  All this time, while trying to get physically settled, God has been stirring my spirit.  God has shown me His provision this week.  IT looked like the money wasn’t going to be there for closing (several times) and then at the last minute it showed up.  God increased my faith greatly.  Early on some people made the comment that some of us were going to Savannah because it was “sexy.”  I assure there is nothing “sexy” bout what we have gone through.  God has stretched us. Let me explain a little.  You my remember from several earlier post that no one looked at our house from May to September (quite the long time frame when you are waiting on something.)  When we received the offer on our house we knew we would lose a lot of money if we took it.  It was a hard decision until Trisha put it into perspective.  We were talking about the money we would lose when she said if you could pay “x” amount of dollars to go to Savannah and do what God called you, would you do it?  I could not help but to say yes.  And with that, we signed the contract.  Well when the money we would owe came in even higher than we thought, I will say, I never doubted that God would come through, and I never doubted that I made the right decision.   It became easy to ask myself that same question about everything.  If you could give up your car to do what God called you, would you?  If you could sell your guitar to do what God called you, would you?  It hit me, how many times did I not do what God wanted me to (or did it slower) because I couldn’t let go of something?  God desires all of us.  All we have belongs to debt.  And while God does give us intelligence and common sense (some of us any way) He never tells us to rely on it over Him.  There is a verse I have probably heard a thousand times.

Pro 3:5	Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
Pro 3:6	In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING!!!!  – That part of the verse has never jumped out at me so much.  What we did many would call stupid.  I don’t care. I am excited about what God is going to do in Canvas Church. I would much rather do what we did than live safe and comfortable.  The free fall of faith is the most amazing rush ever.  So I ask you, what are you holding on to.  Jump out and enjoy the life Christ meant for us.  Like this my favorite commericial, I guess i am the pilot.