Journey to Canaan

We are all on a spiritual journey. Whether or not we accept that reality in life or not, it is still there. Moses was on a journey that started when he was a son of Pharaoh and ended up lasting more than 40 years with the Israelites. We are on a journey that lasts our lifetime as well.

Our church has been doing 40 days of prayer for the submission of a building and a home. It has been a journey I am sure for everyone who is participating. The general mission of it all is for us to bend and be willing to see God's vision for our church, not just our own. To be willing to submit and be used by God no matter where this journey takes us. But then something happened, I know NO ONE expected.........

Coincidentally, we are in the beginning of Marriage Getaway sign ups. Leaders as well as myself were praying for sign ups to go well. We prayed for couples to be leaders, so that hopefully this year we wouldn't have to beg people to sign up for the conference or for leaders. God has provided every year in the past, we were confident He would provide again. What I didn't expect (okay, most of us didn't) was for God to show up in the way that He did. The Marriage Getaway sold out before the end of third service the very first Sunday. People were on the waiting list and yes, people were freaking out at the magnitude and craziness of it all. Then we got more rooms (35 to be exact) and guess what, those were filled without even blinking an eye, and there are still 50 people on the waiting list. God showed up. God answered our meager prayers while we are still waiting for the big prayer of a home to be answered.

This morning while Koda and I were on a run, I realized that our journey right now, is much like that of the Israelites long ago. While praying for a Promise Land, they received miracles along the way. In essence a way of God saying, Here I am, I am with you, TRUST IN ME, and I WILL PROVIDE all you need. We are waiting for a home, yet we see God in an OVERFLOW of couples that want to enrich their marriage in a time, when we thought the economic position of the nation, would affect us. He showed us that our expectations, undermine His ability to get people to move and move in HIS direction. He is showing us that HE is HERE, but we need to WAIT for our Promise Land, but in the mean time, HE is still the Everlasting God.

It reminds we of the song by Chris Tomlin: Everlasting God:
"STRENGTH WILL RISE as we wait upon the Lord.
We will wait upon the Lord,
We will wait upon the Lord.
Our God You reign forever,
Our Hope, our strong deliverer.
You are the everlasting God, The everlasting God.
You do not faint,
You won't grow weary.
You're the defender of the weak,
You comfort those in need.
You lift us up on wings like eagles."

I am holding on to the promise that our strength will rise as we as a church wait upon the Lord.He showed up for the Israelites, our Marriage Getaway sign ups, and He WILL show up for a home for us as well, we just need to wait, and keep praying. And keep focusing on HIS attributes and all HE is.