Life: an adventure, a journey with Jesus!
Year three begins!
On January 22, 2009, we met as a family at Bridgeway Church and ‘officially’ began our “journey with Jesus” as the elders prayed for us and commissioned us as missionaries. Two years ago. It’s very hard to believe. But looking at the family photo, and seeing how much the children have grown in that time (and another one has been added to the family since then) we are reminded that time really doesn’t stand still. We are older, and hopefully a little wiser! What about you?
I’m not going to take you all down memory lane and recount everything that has happened since then. But I do want you to pause, reflect, and praise God for what has transpired in your life in the past two years. Why?
Because that’s exactly what we have done and it’s truly amazing! I mean, AMAZING! We cannot pinpoint one specific experience that was the pinnacle of all, but we keep returning to the fact that God has never let us down. Not once. Not in a situation, answering our prayers, providing for our needs, preparing the path, protecting us, directing our steps, giving us opportunities to serve Him, to see Him at work, giving us peace and affirmation. He's been faithful. And, the following song rings in my ear as there have definitely been moments as described here, but His faithfulness continues to sustains us.
In my moments of fear / Through every pain and every tear / There's a God whose been faithful to me / When my strength was all gone / And when my heart had no song still / He was faithful to me / Every word He promised, is true (Oh, yes it is) / And what I thought was impossible / I see my God do.
Chorus 1: He's been faithful, faithful to me (He's been faithful) / Looking back, Your love and mercy I see (mercy I see) / In my heart, I questioned your will / And I failed to believe / BUT You've been faithful, faithful to me.
Our prayer has been Colossians 1:10-11 “that we may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that we may have great endurance and patience”. I cannot say that we have been faithful all the time, but I can say that He has been!
As we begin our third year (wow!) we have chosen two verses for 2011. You may have already read them in a previous communication, but they bear repeating again.
Proverbs 16:9 In our hearts we plan our course, but the Lord determines our steps.
John 15:16 I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.
