Rest in Him.
When your transitioning from one ministry to another it is a crazy time. You know God is calling you to a new place and you are excited about what He is up too, but there is so much more to serving at a new church than just knowing you’re suppose to go.
First there is the church side. Taking time to get acclimated to the new office, meeting new people, learning new policies and procedures.
Secondly there is the ministry side. Working for a season to develop a game plan. Discovering, where are we going, what are we doing, who is currently on the team and who do we need to add to the team.
Thirdly and probably most importantly you have the personal side of the transition. Things like putting your house up for sale, getting new schools for the kids, finding a new place to live, deciding if you will will you rent or buy.
All of these things are part of transitioning and to tell you the truth it can really take its toll on you as a family and a leader. The devil would like nothing more to get your personal life in such turmoil that you are not able to hear from God on His strategy and get you so frustrated on personal things that you are not able to focus on Kingdom things.
Because of this, we decided that with all the things going on in our transition and with everything that had to get done, it would be best if Veronica and I simply do what we can do and let God take care of the rest.
I’ve discovered in my life it is when I start getting over into the things that only God can do, that I start feeling overwhelmed and frustrated.
Thru-out the past few weeks the phrase I keep saying to myself is “Rest in Him.” This is not God’s plan B for our life. We are in the center of his will. He is the one that orchestrated our move to Visalia so He will be the one who orchestrates everything else.
He already knows who is going to buy our house, where we are going to live, where the kids are going to go to school and every other detail of our lives. So why should I spend time worrying about all of those things - I am just going to put my house up for sale, start looking for a place to live, ask questions about schools and let God work out the details.
I’m happy to say that He has came thru - just like he always does. We just sold our home in Tulsa. We have found a great rental and our entire family will be moving out to start our new journey together in just a few weeks.
I wasn’t going to write this but I think, these words are for someone that is reading this blog right now … no matter what season you find yourself in … rest in Him.
This is not God’s plan B.
