I never intended for my blog to become all about recipes...although recipes definitely fit in the category of my favorite things! However, there is much more to my favorite things! One of my other favorites is books. Reading has always been one of my favorite things to do. I like seeing a bookshelf full and could get lost for hours in a book store. My genre of choice is typically fiction. Recently a friend of mine has been "encouraging" me to read something different...a biography. Specifically, The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom's biography. It took me a little while to get into it but I'm so glad I read it and will now recommend it to anyone who will listen! There are two quotes that have been incredibly meaningful to me at this juncture in my life:
"There are no 'ifs' in God's world and no places safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety...let us pray that we may always know it!" spoken to Corrie by her sister, Betsie
"There are no 'ifs' in God's kingdom. I could hear her soft voice saying it. His timing is perfect. His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in Your will! Don't let me go mad by poking about outside it." Corrie ten Boom
As I have been struggling through the sadness of leaving Brook Hills, I have asked many what-if questions. What if the timing of Scott's coming had been different...would I still leave? What if things had always been good...would I still leave? What if I had pursued China harder...would I be moving there instead? What if I was going to China...would I be seen as a "better" or "more radical" Christian? These are just a few of the questions that have been floating in my head. Then one day I had a realization that I needed to reevaluate the way I was thinking. My thoughts were being driven by pride and sadness rather than faith.
I am incredibly excited about moving to Pineville Park and I am fully confident that this is where the Lord is leading at this point in my life. He has opened an amazing door to be part of his work in an amazing congregation. I am thrilled at the opportunity to do life with them and to be part of the disciple-making process there. It is going to be hard some days (all of life is) but it's going to be amazing some days, too! I am excited and humbled that God has chosen me to be part of this great congregation!
The what-if questions have led me to realize, like Corrie, that if I am going to truly trust God's sovereignty as I say I do, then there is no room for what-ifs. God has this thing rigged! He knew where he wanted me. He aligned the circumstances, the timing, and the location for his glory. It's not about me. It's about him and I'm ready to be part of his great work in Pineville and central Louisiana!
"There are no 'ifs' in God's world and no places safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety...let us pray that we may always know it!" spoken to Corrie by her sister, Betsie
"There are no 'ifs' in God's kingdom. I could hear her soft voice saying it. His timing is perfect. His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in Your will! Don't let me go mad by poking about outside it." Corrie ten Boom
As I have been struggling through the sadness of leaving Brook Hills, I have asked many what-if questions. What if the timing of Scott's coming had been different...would I still leave? What if things had always been good...would I still leave? What if I had pursued China harder...would I be moving there instead? What if I was going to China...would I be seen as a "better" or "more radical" Christian? These are just a few of the questions that have been floating in my head. Then one day I had a realization that I needed to reevaluate the way I was thinking. My thoughts were being driven by pride and sadness rather than faith.
I am incredibly excited about moving to Pineville Park and I am fully confident that this is where the Lord is leading at this point in my life. He has opened an amazing door to be part of his work in an amazing congregation. I am thrilled at the opportunity to do life with them and to be part of the disciple-making process there. It is going to be hard some days (all of life is) but it's going to be amazing some days, too! I am excited and humbled that God has chosen me to be part of this great congregation!
The what-if questions have led me to realize, like Corrie, that if I am going to truly trust God's sovereignty as I say I do, then there is no room for what-ifs. God has this thing rigged! He knew where he wanted me. He aligned the circumstances, the timing, and the location for his glory. It's not about me. It's about him and I'm ready to be part of his great work in Pineville and central Louisiana!
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