Faith enough

Spending much time in prayer these past few days.

It is amazing the chaos that ensues when you agree to step out of your comfort zone and do something that calls you to rely completely and totally on your God. It can be scary territory for one who has spent her life trying to control what is beyond her control. (That would be me in case you did not follow)

Suffice it say, that the evil one has stepped up his attack and is in assault mode.

From the initial clumsy feet meet wet floor incident last Thursday morn, to events of a very personal and hurtful nature midweek, to Paul and I coming down with what could only be described as a fabulous case of what we Southerners call "the crud," to what is now a hurricane with sites set on Haiti, one has to wonder what God has planned for this team from TN, MS, and WI when they arrive in Port au Prince later this week.

I try not to spend much of my time asking WHY all of things are happening at once, rather I choose to ask my God WHAT He wants us to learn from this.

I come away with the belief that he is demanding that His children rely on Him and Him alone, that we have faith enough to believe that He knows what He is doing, and that He will take care of His precious children in Haiti. It is not our place to question the One who created everything. It is our place to trust that His will is for the good of all.

I believe He wants to show us just how mighty and powerful He truly is. He CAN repair what we cannot. He CAN change the hearts of those who seem to have lost their way. And He CAN dissolve a hurricane IF he so chooses, and we have to believe this with every ounce of our being.

I know He expects us to seek Him, to change our wicked ways, to humble ourselves, and to PRAY to him about all of this. And if we do these things, He will hear us. If His answer happens to be "no" regarding any of these issues, I pray we have the grace to accept His will, knowing that whatever His plan is, that the God who created the universe, still has us all  in the palm of His hand. Is there really any place we would rather be in the midst of our storm?