So here I sit in my living room listening to Rob Bell talk about making lunch for his family on my Itunes. I contemplate my role as Dad. My role as Father to my children and to also be the provider. I am scared, yet reminded to be faithul to my creator who has created me and knows what is next for me and my family. I have preached this idea of patience and faithfulness to my students for years. Don't worry or stress, God has a plan for you.... and here i am scared for the position of provider for my family and really God is supposed to be the provider. Where will God call me to serve? How long will i have to wait before I figure it out?
Reflect to Moses in the old testament. He left the lap of luxury to go to the wilderness and be a shepherd for 40 years. He must have thought at around year 20 or 30 that "this is it. i will be a shepherd til the end." but yet this wilderness time was so valuable and God used it to shape Moses into the person that God will use to rescue his people. Moses the simple shepherd will do some AMAZING things. Now this is no gaurantee that i will do AMAZING things but I want to use this time as a training ground. Testing of my faith in God to provide. Testing of me and my ability to hear the still small voice of God, my designer, my creator, my savior, my daddy, my provider.
So, Darin, it is now time for you to learn from your own teachings. practice what you preach.
