We recently sold our home....it's been quite the process. Moving itself is hard but when you add on an uncertain future it becomes increasingly overwhelming. The last three years of our "season" in Colorado have been challenging, to put it ever so kindly. Yet, God has taught us so much and brought us to a deeper place in Him that we'd not have come to not having "known Him in sharing in the fellowship of His sufferings." (Phil 3:10)
One thing I've learned is that God IS good and He DOES good, life happens and He remains the same. The biggest lesson I've learned (and am still learning) is the art of "soul control." Getting a hold of my emotions and maintaining a calm spirit. (I highly recommend subscribing to the www.jamesriver.org podcasts. This is the church I went to for 3 years while in college. I think I learned more under Pastor Lindell's ministry while attending there than I did going to school.
Self-control, one of the fruits of the spirits is a muscle that needs much exercise in one's spiritual formation, mine is getting quite the workout as I've been learning to put that one into practice a lot lately. It's very easy to allow circumstances to get the better of you. My wonderful husband gave me a card this week amidst my "emotional turmoil" that said "don't let the worst get the best of you." I've found myself taking many deep breaths and allowing God to breath His life into me as I let go the things of this world and my "false securities."
It's a painful process letting go of the known and grasping the unknown. Yet, "Jesus said, "So, you believe because you've seen with your own eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing." John 20:29
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