A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9
The last two months have been very unexpected. My mom has been in and out of the hospital and is in rehab as I write. Praise be to God that she is improving and regaining her strength, but her medical problems were not in my plan. In reality, my plan was for Grandma to get lots grandkid time and for Donna and I to have time to work on visiting people, paperwork (yes missionaries also have to do paperwork), raising support for the project, being in better touch with family and friends, etc…. While my mom’s health issues were not in my plan, I am very grateful that I was here in the States and able to help. All of this was no surprise to God, in actuality; He directed my steps.
My response needs to be that of faithfulness and obedience as the Lord directs my steps. My response needs to be a continued death to self and a continued surrender to the Spirit so that the fruit of the Spirit abounds to my life and my source of strength is in Him who directs my steps. My response needs to be a willingness to let go of my plans (i.e. the long to-do list) and embrace His direction (even if that means not getting everything checked off).
Please pray for the following:
- The team in Benin as they carry on with the work
- The needed funding for TWR
- More people to work both in Benin (and worldwide) with TWR
- My mom’s continued recovery
- The last bit of time I have with my family before I go to language school in Canada.