Change in Life

Ten months ago I began my ministry at Shellman Bluff Baptist Church.  The first few months were rather chaotic.  My wife was still teaching at Bryan County Elementary School, and living in our home there. I had a condo here where she joined me on Sundays. I usually went up there on Fridays and Saturdays. 

            We made life more complicated by buying a plot of land, and speaking to a builder. At this point we were taking care of two homes, owned another piece of property, and I was actually a member at two different golf clubs for one month. 

            We looked forward to Tina’s retirement, the sell of our home, and then settling into life in Shellman Bluff where we would live happily ever after.

            And then everything changed in a moment.  The house did sell.  Tina did retire, but not as she had planned. There was no final concert (she was a music teacher). There was no retirement party to which we could invite family and friends. 

            I guess what I’m saying is this. When the pandemic hit, life did not go as we had planned.

            You would think we would be accustomed to that by now.  Very little has gone as we had planned.  We never gave birth to a baby, but we adopted two sons we call our own.  We spent fourteen years in the cold and the snow of the upper Midwest, something I would never have expected.  I could go on.

            Here’s the thing.  God often calls us and leads us to unexpected places and experiences. He does not often give us long notice about such things.  He simply guides us one day at a time, and expects us to follow.  It’s not easy.  It is often messy. And yet…it is in obedience and faithfulness that we find our best life.

            I’ve heard someone say, “The center of God’s will is the safest place you can be.” I’m not sure I agree with that. God’s will can take you into danger. But I do believe this. “The center of God’s will is the best place you can be.”  Have you found His will for your life?  Where God guides, He always provides.  Follow Him wherever He leads.  You will not regret it.