Giving God Everything

Here we are in Redding, our first stop in our journey to YWAM. We really want to thank all of you who have done so much in getting us to where we are now. We have definitely had some struggles getting to where we are now, but all of the obstacles have just been reminders of how good and amazing our God is. Along the way he has been showing us so much grace and favor, from the tow truck driver giving us a discount to a sweet lady at Taco Bell giving us free drinks the next morning. I have just been so blessed and humbled by the way God takes care of us even in the small ways. I am thankful.

Doing missions with a new family was definitely a big decision, but as we have expressed in the past, we believe that we are safer in God’s will than out of it. It is so hard to trust God with everything, but just as he blesses us even in small ways we need to trust him even with the small things. I was reading my husband’s study bible last night, and the side note was explaining how we basically need to let go, and let God handle everything. I do not think this means that we need to be reckless or lazy. We need to follow God as our leader, serving and trusting him.

I was also recently blessed when I was reading an article about God’s reference to “lilies” in the Bible. As some of you know we had not fully intended to name our daughter “Lily”, it just kind of happened, but I fully believe God chose that name. Anyways, the article referenced the scripture where Jesus is telling us to trust him. (Matthew 6:24) He tells us to look at the “lily’s of the field, and how not even King Solomon was not clothed as beautifully as the “lily’s”. As I read this I thought to myself “he’s talking about my “Lily”. I felt that God was telling me that he was giving me this verse for my daughter. He wanted me to know that he is going to take such amazing care of her because she is his daughter and he loves her even more than I do. That even though we may be totally broke because we have given up our jobs and everything to serve as missionaries that he is going to take such special care of my beautiful Lily.

So I know that where ever we go we will be taken care of, as long as we are following God. I feel blessed that for now God has called our family to this life. We may not live in luxury, but we are living with the blessing of seeing God work in big and small ways. I encourage you, where ever you are, whatever you are doing, to look for God in the big and small ways. You will be so blessed. So, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”, because he is good and his love is great!