Some Days

There are some days when I look back on my life, on OUR life and just examine the things that God has done. I think it is always good to look back every once in a while because they say that 'hindsight' is 20/20. It also reminds me to give thanks. Where I was three years ago was not anywhere close to here. Actually Four years ago I was barely even thinking of being a missionary, but I told God that I did not want to go anywhere hot. Somewhere with a perfect temperature would be just fine. I remember telling God I didn't feel called to the University life, and that I was very confused about where I was even called TO. I don't think people actually teach swimming lessons all of their lives...do they?

But there is that verse:

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV)

And there is also a verse in the Bible:

Isaiah 55:9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." NIV

TRUTH

The plans that God has laid out before us have been better than we would have ever planned for our selves. Although it is still very hot here.... But I look at these past years that I have had, two awesome years with my husband whom I married when I was 18 then we moved to Panama, and it has been awesome. And God has proven to us time and time again that He has brought us here for a reason and that He will take care of us.

I thank God for Nathaniel, I thank Him for our families and our friends, I thank Him for giving someone the brains to invent Skype so that it doesn't feel like I'm quite so far away from home because I can call whenever I need to, I thank Him for the people who are supporting us and allowing us to be here, and I thank Him for never leaving us or forsaking us. I thank Him for giving us life...there are so many things and my list could be huge.

So I will just say 'thank you God'.

'Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever...'