"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of knowing Christ. What is more I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ and be found in Him. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Phil 3:7,8,12,13,14
As we prepare our family and especially our hearts to move into the next chapter of our lives, it's scriptures like these that are coming alive and seem to have an even greater depth then they have had in the past. Not that we are in any imaginable way, having to suffer as Paul did, but God is asking us to walk in a greater amount of faith than ever before. To leave behind the things that we sometimes hold onto more tightly than we hold onto Him.
It has now been about 12 years for both Dwayne and I since we heard the call of God to the nations and almost 10 years since the night we met and shared our hearts that He had given us for the unreached. That was when He really put into motion and began the journey he had planned for us to walk together. Our youthful hearts burned ablaze with the promises of God for our lives, all we wanted to do was go, Like Isaiah,"Lord send us and we will go" has been our prayer. Unlike us in our carnal ways, God is patient and the road has sometimes seemed long in preparation, but where we lacked in patience we made up for in obedience in the ways we would have to walk in faith and in each next step He would ask us to take. How he is faithful!! His love is amazing and His promises are true! I can't think of a more exciting time in our walk with the Lord. It feels as if we are about to cross over the Jordan and enter into the land our God has promised us, nothing is greater than that! Our hearts continue to burn for Him! Any sacrifice or hardship that any of us may face as we walk in this adventure that is truly living for Him does in no way compare to the greatness of knowing Him and getting to be apart of something so much greater than ourselves!
" I was beaten by a conviction that throbbed relentlessly against my strong self-centeredness, I knew that when all was said and done, I'd sit on that side of glory having much rather fulfilled my calling than served myself all the way to meaninglessness. I had to accept that I was not called to an easy life. I was called to a purposeful life." -Beth Moore
Written By Cherice
