On the Move...one step at a time

It seems that the month of May is when my hubby and I get on the move.  This May, marked two years since we stepped out in faith, packed up our lives and headed south on a journey that brought us through many tests and fiery trials.

We have seemingly come full-circle, as we just completed a move into a new apartment.  This may seem minor to most people, but to us, it is a major step UP since we have been living out of our suitcases for two years.

What began our journey, was an unction from the Lord about my husband taking the next step in fulfilling his calling.  I love it when you are equally yoked to your mate!  You find that God will speak to your heart individually and then when you come together, you realize that He has spoken the same thing to you as He has spoken to your mate.  Since the very beginning, my hubby and I have almost always been on the same page.  Even the times when we weren't, it didn't take much to adjust our hearts and get there.

In our prayer time, we both heard the word Chaplain.  Desiring to be willing and obedient, we began to inquire what he would need to become a Chaplain.  We found he needed more education and training, so after praying about it, we began pressing towards that mark. (Philippian 3:14 NKJV)

Through a series of events and over the course of  the next year, we found ourselves sowing what we could and packing up the rest of our things and putting them in storage.  We brought along only what we could fit into our car, and began our journey south to Tennessee.  It was May 6, 2012.

As we were driving, we came through a severe rainstorm and a beautiful rainbow crossed the sky.  I took it as a sign from our Daddy God that we were in covenant with Him and He would see us through what lay ahead.  In my naiveté, I imagined the road ahead would be full of hearts, flowers and rainbows.

Looking back on all we have been through, my hubby and I wondered if we would have been so willing and obedient to get out of the boat if we had known then, what we know now.  But my friend, that is exactly what it means to walk in faith.  It means moving forward when only the next step has been revealed and trusting the one who called you.

Often times we pray and sing songs about going where He wants us to go, doing what He wants us to do and saying what He wants us to say; however, in my experience, as humans we tend to go, do and say ONLY if we can be assured that the path ahead will be easy and the reward will be great.  
Realistically, the song many of us would sing would be...I'll go where you show me to go, I'll do what I see you want me to do, and I'll say what you want me to say as long as it doesn't get me into trouble.

However, the Word tell us exactly what faith is.

What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.  Men of God in days of old were famous for their faith.By faith—by believing God—we know that the world and the stars—in fact, all things—were made at God’s command; and that they were all made from things that can’t be seen. Hebrews 11:1-3 TLB

Through the Tennessee Sojourn, as I like to call it, my husband and I walked by faith and not by sight and we learned that walk is not for the faint of heart. 

Over the next several blogs, I feel led to share some of what we encountered and learned.  It is my prayer that it would help someone else who may be on a path in their life that they took in faith and they can't see the next step. 

I encourage you to keep your eyes on Him and take the next step in faith, even if you can't see the whole path. He will light the way one step at a time.