Ah Technology! I love to hate it! I tried to get on my blog this afternoon and found my short cut that was saved and supposed to be easily accessed wasn’t there anymore. I think there was an update in the system because my whole home page looks different. I have pressed on several different keys trying to find my admin link but to no avail. Normally I would get very frustrated about this type of scenario and just power the laptop down and move on to something else but not today. 2024 is going to see me quitting less and powering through more! So here I am in the mood to write and using a Word Doc to get my thoughts down and will copy and paste later to post. Plan B right? When I was in Occupational Therapy school, we often talked about having a Plan B, C, D, E…. you get the picture. We knew our plans involved people, their health, special activities going on etc and could change just like that. That was a challenge for me, but taught me to always be ready to change your plans. To have another two or three plans just in case and to be flexible. Its funny how in our new RV world including the ministry aspect I find those lessons are still very much at play. I don’t know why I am always surprised by it. I feel like God is still working on me in this area. Both T and I like to plan at least somewhat ahead, so when things don’t go according to plan it’s frustrating and annoying. It often brings about feelings of impatience and we try and autocorrect the situation ourselves. We just can’t see the bigger picture. Right now, T and I do not have any plans past May and even then, we have Drs appts scheduled but are struggling to find a place to park our RV during that time. We have tried many different options but for some reason our plans are just not coming together. I know it will work itself out but if I think about it too much, I must admit I start to get anxious. RV life requires me to be flexible but God and I have been talking about how flexible this needs to look lol. In church yesterday the Pastor read Proverbs 3:5-6 at the end of his sermon. Anyone who knows me well knows this is a scripture that comes up frequently for me. I will see it on the back of the persons shirt that is standing in front of me at the grocery store, through a friend studying scripture, a note written in my bible, a friend gifting me a T-Shirt with said verse on it. I could go on with my extensive list but my point is, there were those verses again! What do those verses say?
5. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.”
Another scripture I wrote on our Christmas letter last year and feel it really applies this year for T and I is Proverbs 16:9
“The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.”
T and I ask for all of you that read this to please pray for us to have wisdom and guidance for our planning in the months ahead. We want to plan according to where God is leading us. Normally we have more clarity with our plans than what we are experiencing right now. Generally, one of us can see the path ahead, will have peace and can encourage the other one to come along. This year we feel no direction at all but know we need to trust and trust with our all!
Thank you,
Lou