we all know the story about Noah.
God told him to build a boat, animals went on two by two, his family didn't drown, there was a rainbow.
the thing we forget is this- God told him that is was going to rain. from the sky.
that had never happened before. it was something new.
God also told him all of this- and didn't tell everyone else. so when Noah told them ----they all thought he had lost his ever loving mind. and rightly so.
we don't know how long it took Noah to build the ark. but I am just gonna go out on a limb and say it wasn't a day. and it probably wasn't a week. but he knew God's promises. and he had this covenant with God. he trusted Him. and obeyed.
before when reading this story- nothing really stood out. I have heard it since I was three years old. we see it in baby's nurseries. we see it on storybooks of near pagans. it's just the norm to us.
but recently--in this season of life---the Lord has really brought me back to this story often.
I know the promises He has made me. the specific ones and the not so specific ones. I know that they are coming but I am in the midst of building the "ark" so to speak.
and things get even weirder.
I enjoyed some sweet time with Jesus in Lakeland, FL a few weeks ago. I prayed SPECIFIC things. it is listed day after day in my journal. and it doesn't mean anything to anyone else BUT my God answered that prayer the next week. it was an encouragement to my faith and while I am still trying to figure some things out that go along with that answered prayer- He's faithful, y'all.
the next week I got a devastating email. the job I longed for. the job I really thought I had in the bag. the job that I was over qualified for and had more than enough experience for. the one I had found apartments close to the location. well, yeah THAT job. I didn't get it.
I was crushed. hurt. confused. at the same spot I was after that harsh no to Sudan. the no that literally changed my life and was the best no I have ever received.
and then I read in my journal- I saw His answered prayers right before my eyes. it was happening. and He had answered that specific prayer because He knew hurt was coming.
and so here I am. no job. at the beautiful age of 25. and it's hard, guys. harder than I ever imagined.
and Jesus has told me not to go looking fora job. to wait for Him to MAKE A DOOR.
do you know how hard that is? I cannot tell you how many times a day I want to search or (ahem) actually do search for job openings. but I trust Him.
and I feel crazy. and people think I am weird for not looking. and being this lame jobless girl just hanging out with kids in the park and serving my homeless/jobless friends.
but I am pretty sure Noah would get me. he was there. people called him crazy but he kept building.
so alas, I will build me an ark and pray the rainbow comes a whole lot faster than expected.
His word is true. and He is trustworthy. for that I am thankful.
cannot wait to tell all of you when the promises and prayers are answered and come to fruition. stay tuned.
it's coming soon, guys.
God told him to build a boat, animals went on two by two, his family didn't drown, there was a rainbow.
the thing we forget is this- God told him that is was going to rain. from the sky.
that had never happened before. it was something new.
God also told him all of this- and didn't tell everyone else. so when Noah told them ----they all thought he had lost his ever loving mind. and rightly so.
we don't know how long it took Noah to build the ark. but I am just gonna go out on a limb and say it wasn't a day. and it probably wasn't a week. but he knew God's promises. and he had this covenant with God. he trusted Him. and obeyed.
before when reading this story- nothing really stood out. I have heard it since I was three years old. we see it in baby's nurseries. we see it on storybooks of near pagans. it's just the norm to us.
but recently--in this season of life---the Lord has really brought me back to this story often.
I know the promises He has made me. the specific ones and the not so specific ones. I know that they are coming but I am in the midst of building the "ark" so to speak.
and things get even weirder.
I enjoyed some sweet time with Jesus in Lakeland, FL a few weeks ago. I prayed SPECIFIC things. it is listed day after day in my journal. and it doesn't mean anything to anyone else BUT my God answered that prayer the next week. it was an encouragement to my faith and while I am still trying to figure some things out that go along with that answered prayer- He's faithful, y'all.
the next week I got a devastating email. the job I longed for. the job I really thought I had in the bag. the job that I was over qualified for and had more than enough experience for. the one I had found apartments close to the location. well, yeah THAT job. I didn't get it.
I was crushed. hurt. confused. at the same spot I was after that harsh no to Sudan. the no that literally changed my life and was the best no I have ever received.
and then I read in my journal- I saw His answered prayers right before my eyes. it was happening. and He had answered that specific prayer because He knew hurt was coming.
and so here I am. no job. at the beautiful age of 25. and it's hard, guys. harder than I ever imagined.
and Jesus has told me not to go looking fora job. to wait for Him to MAKE A DOOR.
do you know how hard that is? I cannot tell you how many times a day I want to search or (ahem) actually do search for job openings. but I trust Him.
and I feel crazy. and people think I am weird for not looking. and being this lame jobless girl just hanging out with kids in the park and serving my homeless/jobless friends.
but I am pretty sure Noah would get me. he was there. people called him crazy but he kept building.
so alas, I will build me an ark and pray the rainbow comes a whole lot faster than expected.
His word is true. and He is trustworthy. for that I am thankful.
cannot wait to tell all of you when the promises and prayers are answered and come to fruition. stay tuned.
it's coming soon, guys.
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