I'm thankful to serve an omnipotent God. I'm thankful to serve a God full of love and grace, a God full of justice and conviction- a God who loves us too much to let us wallow in lives of sin. A God who isn't afraid and knows it isn't right to not let us know when our lives are out of sync with him. A God who isn't afraid to to yell "MOVE OUT OF THE WAY" or physically move us to where He wants us so He can work and be glorified. I especially love it when His perfect timing is so that only He, and not us, can receive the glory for his blessings.
We experienced just that this past week. Jacob and I went on the ultimate road trip (see previous post for details on that! :)). We had talked and planned for months, while still leaving enough room for spontaneity, as any road trip should have! We were even so excited that we left a night early. We though this was all us being spontaneous, but God had a bigger plan.
In January, God really put it on our hearts to serve. We had both served in the church and in our respective Bible Study classes before we were married, and suddenly not serving just didn't feel right. I felt as if I was taking and not giving, eating and not exercising, stealing without paying. I also had my fair share of moments where I tried to take God's job into my own hands and find places. God so kindly and gently closed doors, whispering to me, "Wait on Me, my child."
On our drive (which wouldn't have been "on the drive" if we had left when WE planned), Jacob received an email. God was dropping the perfect opportunity into our laps-- delivering it to our doorstep at His perfect time. As we though through, talked through and most importantly prayed through the opportunity, we saw how God had been preparing our hearts for this very time since before we were dating. We were overwhelmed by His sovereignty and grateful for an opportunity for Him to be glorified through us. We were in awe.
But, God wasn't done yet. That's one of the most astounding things about God-- While we were still sinners, Christ died for us, and while we deserve nothing, His blessings never seem to run dry. His plans for HIS glory are bigger and better than we could ever begin to fathom. When our plan is a small hole we dig with our hands, God's plan is the Grand Canyon.
We had also been looking for somewhere to live, as our lease at our current apartment is almost up. Although it wasn't something we had been good about in the past, we brought that request to God and asked that He provide a place of us to live. We knew of a house that was up for lease, but after talking with the owners, we didn't think it was going to work out. We continued praying that God would provide a place for us to live. On the way home from Vegas, God delivered the house that we had written off and didn't think could work. Again, God proved Himself and provided in a way that He would be so magnificently glorified. We know it is exactly where God wants us and are excited to see how He can use us in our new home!
I think that's the most wonderful and overwhelming part about God's plans- He is glorified despite us. Humans sin, we mess up, we are not dependable. But God and His purposes are sovereign. He reigns and redeems even our mistakes so that He is always glorified, so His character is always proven and true. I'm so thankful to serve a God like that.
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