Missouri Bound

So tomorrow is the day that we head back to Missouri for a few weeks. We are all very excited to see family and friends.  We will get to see family we have not seen in a while and we are really excited about that. Jeremy, our oldest son, will be getting married on the 30th of December. These past few months watching our 2 older boys setting out on their own and making lives for themselves has been very rewarding and also very hard. We can't wait for their wedding celebration. Please pray for Jeremy and Sheri, as their life together starts that God will be at the center of their relationship. Their first few months as husband and wife may be difficult as Jeremy leaves for Georgia for basic training in the National Guard. Please pray for them both during that time!

We are also nervous about leaving Miami and the work we have started here. 2 weeks is not  really that long but we are nervous that we could lose ground we have seemed to gain over these past few months.  Please pray that this does not happen and that returning will be smooth.

Today, as I am finishing up the last preparations for our trip, I was thinking about how much has been accomplished in a short amount of time here. One of the things that God really put on our hearts when we first arrived in Maimi was how we needed to just get moving. No matter how small it seemed that we just had to get started serving as soon as possible. We did just that, many times buying a pizza for the homeless when we were not even sure how we were going to make our rent that week.

I was reminded today of a verse. Exodus 14:15

5 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.”

So what was going on here was that Moses was leading the Isrealites out of Egypt and they had come to the Red Sea, the problem was they were being chased by Pharaoh and his men. They needed an escape and they needed it quick. In verses 13 and 14, it says this. 13:Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14: The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.

What really got me about ths passage is how the Lord immediately contradicts Moses in verse 15, he tells him to tell them to move on. so many times in our lives we see Faith as this thing where we ask God for something and  then we wait. Many times being still and not making a move til God comes through, but there are times when we just have to move.

So as we come to the end of 2011 and get ready to start a new year, maybe now it is time to Shut Up and Get moving. Where do you find yourself in this. Are there steps you need to take?  Something you need to Just Do?

What God showed the Isrealites in this passage was that He was fighting for them but it was not going to be while they were standing there and doing nothing, it was in the parting sea. It was while they were moving that God would be fighting. So don't be afraid, JUST MOVE.