As followers of Jesus Christ, our lives are built around him. We go where he shows us. We do what he asks of us. So, as our time in Peru drew to an end we began asking ourselves “What’s the next step?”. Then, we starting asking Jesus “What’s the next step?”.
It’s really hard to be patient. It’s also hard to keep the proper focus and perspective. A part of us really wanted to make a decision about a job based on salary, geogpraphy, fit, etc., etc. . . . We had to constatly remind ourselves that Jesus had something for us.
So we waited. We sent out resumes. We made it known we were coming home and that we need a job!! We waited and waited . . . and heard nothing.
I often reminded myself and Amanda that it would “come together” . . . meaning that Jesus would make it really clear where we were to go and what we were to do.
Finally, he did! A good friend emailed us about the possibility of becoming houseparents at the Promise House. Initially, it seemed out of the question. It wasn’t really what we were looking for. It wasn’t in a city with a seminary. The job itself seemed very daunting!
But then, as we started talking to each other and Jesus about it, a strange thing happened. Both Amanda’s and my heart changed. We got excited about stepping into that role as houseparents. It quickly became clear that it was “coming together.” And from then on, it was all open doors and affirmation.
So, here we are. We’ll move into the Promise House in about a week and begin that next phase in our journey with Jesus. And we are SO excited.
We visited the home and met the girls a few days ago. Yesterday, two of the girls had their babies.
He has guided us this far . . . and we are certain that he will continue to draw us close to him and lead us through life. That’s the great thing . . . our focus is being close to him. We don’t have to worry about all the other stuff (new houses, cars, retirement, clothes, food, etc. etc.). . . he knows what we need, and he’s never failed in providing it.
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