Truth for Today

"And he said, "Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. And when Elijah heart it, he wrapped his face in his cloak." - I Kings 19:11 - 13a

We're at a tough place right now as far as the 'big picture' goes. We feel God eventually wants us in full time ministry. Mike thinks he needs to go through seminary before that happens. However, with three children, there is no time or money to do that. So we've thought . . . a lot. Should we look for a ministry position with just a bachelor's Bible degree? Should we wait until Mike finishes seminary before looking for a ministry position? Do we move somewhere Mike could get a better non-ministry job? Does Mike start taking one seminary class at a time? These are just a few of the many questions we often ponder. We had made plans, and thought it God's will, to not have kids, pay off my school bills, get Mike through seminary, seek God's will for a ministry, move to said ministry, and then a few years after that, have children. Those were good plans, but they were not God's plans. He tells us to wait for him. "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord." (Psalm 27:14) So we're waiting. We're not waiting for a sign in the sky or an audible voice. We're waiting for a whisper.