Praise in the rain....

The ETD (estimated time of departure) is swiftly approaching, 16 days from this posting to be exact. As a family we have been preparing for the move by donating and selling stuff to lighten our load. As our physical load becomes lighter our spiritual load increases. As we get closer to moving it seems that satan is trying everything to break our faith. That is where the "joy of the trial" enters! You see as a family we can take great joy in knowing that Christ is at work in our lives and is transforming us! That is the JOY! It is tough and will only get tougher but we know that God is faithful to those who follow after Him! Just take Moses for example, from the day he was born God was with him and his family. Just imagine someone was going around killing all the sons in your neighborhood and you have just given birth to a baby boy. The only way to save him from that fate would be to put him in a creek full of many things that could harm and even kill him. Well that is what Moses' mom did and she did it by faith knowing that God had promised to bless them. I don't know about you but if in that situation I am not sure I could have done the same. You see Jochebed (Moses' mom) trusted that God was in control and that He was faithful! She as far as I can tell had know idea what was going to happen to her son. I am sure the last thing on her mind is that she would get the chance to raise her son with the blessing of the ruler of egypt (the same ruler that was killing all the baby boys in egypt) and not only that she was paid to do it. That is exactly what happened according to the bible Exodus 2:1-10. As followers of Christ we do not know how God is going to work but we can have complete faith that He will! Now as we get ready to head off to Austin not knowing where we are going to stay or when I will get a job offer, as difficult as that is, we can trust that God will provide according to His way and His timing. God is awesome! "Praise in the rain"