Turning the Page, “What does this look like, Lord?”
While reading the other day, I had questions about what I’d
just read. I write in my books, that’s why I don’t like to borrow a book from
anyone. I wrote my questions in the margin, like I usually do – in pencil.
After reading another page or two, I found the answers to my questions. I went
back and erased my question, because now I understood where the author was
going with her line of thought.
I can be quite argumentative with the authors I read. Of
course, they never know it. I challenge a lot of what I read. Just because
someone wrote it, even someone I trust, doesn’t mean I’m going to agree with
it. Feel free to disagree with anything you read that I’ve written, too,
please.
As I completely erased my question, I was thankful to have
discovered the answers I was looking for. I smiled. And – I could have sworn I
heard God say to me, “This is how it is when you argue with Me, too. When
you turn the page, you’ll find the answers. Keep looking.”
Great Word – however, just what did He mean by turn the page?
That’s the question I’m looking for answers to, now.
We’ve been pondering a move for quite some time now; pretty
much since Dave retired from the police department. Questions about this move
consume our prayers often. When Lord? And where to?
We’re quite comfortable where we are. It’s beautiful here in
Colorado. We have a great church family; we have plenty of friends and a nice
home. We have family nearby. We have mountains to hike through whenever we’d
like. We have a great healthcare plan.
Maybe it’s all the moves we made with the military, but I’m
kind of feeling like we need another move. We’ve been here in Colorado for the
likes of 30 years now. That’s the longest either one of us has lived anywhere.
We have family in Tennessee and in Ohio, and other places as
well. Wouldn’t it be nice to live closer to them now? Yes. It would. We miss
them so much!
We’ve weighed pros and cons. It’s actually more affordable to
live where we are than in many other places. Plus, the cost of moving will be
steep. There’s the headache of selling our home and buying a new one and
settling in there.
The bottom line for Dave and I is: where does GOD want us?
What does God want us doing in this season of life?
If He wants us here, we need to be content here and be all
about our Father’s business.
If He wants us to move again, we need to be patient and wait
on His leading and His direction. I’ll admit, I’m not as patient as Dave. I
feel like I’m spinning my wheels here.
But what if there’s more God wants to do with us here and He
wants us to stay? What if there’s more to do here BEFORE we move? Plenty of
questions.
Now I’m thinking those questions are answered on the next
page. We need to turn a page.
Could moving be the page we turn?
No. I don’t think so. We need answers before we turn THAT
page.
Please, join us in prayer as we pursue this.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not to your own
understanding. In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and he shall direct they paths.”
– Proverbs 3:5
“Wait on the LORD, be of good courage, and he shall
strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” – Proverbs 27:14
We know this very well.
